Leyland
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-land
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Leyland is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “fallow land”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Leyland mean?
English: English place name and surname
“fallow land”
Leyland in Lancashire gave its name to Leyland Motors, the famous British lorry and bus maker.
Is Leyland a girl's or a boy's name?
Leyland is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leyland in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Leyland, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leyland in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Leyland in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
How popular is Leyland in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Leyland, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Leyland in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leyland in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Leyland
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Oakley Jaxon Marley Archer Albie Grayson Luca Alfie Theo Finley Koa
Names related to Leyland
More English names
Lily Evelyn Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leyland: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leyland, updated 20 October 2026.