Leander is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Leander is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,463 for boy births in the United States (and #3,100 across all names), given to 122 babies. Leander was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (122 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,463 |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,758 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,513 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,570 |
| 2021 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,788 |
| 2020 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,728 |
| 2019 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,770 |
| 2018 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,157 |
| 2017 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,147 |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,806 |
| 2015 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,944 |
| 2014 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,052 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,252 |
| 2011 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,494 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,278 |
| 2009 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,473 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,533 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,629 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,773 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,594 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,053 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,244 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,581 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,663 |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,604 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,839 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | — | #2,983 |
| 1997 | 37 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1996 | 32 | — | — | #2,464 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | — | #2,815 |
| 1994 | 43 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | — | #2,621 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | — | #2,388 |
| 1991 | 42 | — | — | #1,879 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1989 | 37 | — | — | #1,978 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1986 | 39 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | — | #1,687 |
| 1984 | 46 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1983 | 34 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1982 | 47 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1981 | 45 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1980 | 53 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #9,615 | #1,381 |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #10,657 | #1,364 |
| 1977 | 52 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1976 | 56 | — | #7,744 | #1,249 |
| 1975 | 46 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1974 | 46 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1973 | 54 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1972 | 53 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1971 | 49 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1970 | 46 | — | — | #1,232 |
| 1969 | 62 | — | — | #978 |
| 1968 | 55 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1967 | 48 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1966 | 55 | — | — | #987 |
| 1965 | 49 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1964 | 54 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1963 | 59 | — | — | #991 |
| 1962 | 68 | — | — | #922 |
| 1961 | 63 | — | — | #973 |
| 1960 | 63 | — | — | #959 |
| 1959 | 67 | — | #6,781 | #983 |
| 1958 | 69 | — | — | #912 |
| 1957 | 72 | — | — | #894 |
| 1956 | 68 | — | — | #907 |
| 1955 | 63 | — | — | #946 |
| 1954 | 55 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1953 | 53 | — | — | #994 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1951 | 66 | — | — | #864 |
| 1950 | 49 | — | — | #997 |
| 1949 | 60 | — | — | #895 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | — | #1,136 |
| 1947 | 50 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1946 | 42 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1945 | 36 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1944 | 42 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1943 | 42 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1942 | 58 | — | — | #862 |
| 1941 | 54 | — | — | #865 |
| 1940 | 55 | — | — | #855 |
| 1939 | 42 | — | — | #985 |
| 1938 | 41 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1937 | 52 | — | — | #851 |
| 1936 | 47 | — | — | #902 |
| 1935 | 62 | — | — | #786 |
| 1934 | 54 | — | — | #857 |
| 1933 | 50 | — | — | #881 |
| 1932 | 70 | — | — | #752 |
| 1931 | 50 | — | — | #916 |
| 1930 | 60 | — | — | #850 |
| 1929 | 60 | — | — | #850 |
| 1928 | 70 | — | — | #777 |
| 1927 | 76 | — | — | #750 |
| 1926 | 73 | — | — | #753 |
| 1925 | 72 | — | — | #776 |
| 1924 | 84 | — | — | #725 |
| 1923 | 93 | — | — | #667 |
| 1922 | 82 | — | — | #727 |
| 1921 | 99 | — | — | #651 |
| 1920 | 91 | — | — | #671 |
| 1919 | 87 | — | #5,195 | #687 |
| 1918 | 93 | — | — | #638 |
| 1917 | 82 | — | — | #661 |
| 1916 | 67 | — | — | #749 |
| 1915 | 68 | — | — | #720 |
| 1914 | 72 | — | — | #595 |
| 1913 | 43 | — | — | #702 |
| 1912 | 35 | — | — | #730 |
| 1911 | 25 | — | — | #621 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | — | #770 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #698 |
| 1908 | 23 | — | — | #532 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #577 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #786 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | — | #773 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #928 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #681 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #630 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1900 | 16 | — | — | #640 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #910 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #783 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #539 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #611 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #772 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #703 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #635 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | — | #507 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | — | #576 |
| 1890 | 20 | — | — | #409 |
| 1889 | 22 | — | — | #386 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #715 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | — | #442 |
| 1885 | 16 | — | — | #471 |
| 1884 | 21 | — | — | #393 |
| 1883 | 18 | — | — | #425 |
| 1882 | 28 | — | — | #326 |
| 1881 | 21 | — | — | #371 |
| 1880 | 17 | — | — | #435 |