Leland is an established boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Leland is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #494 among boys (612) and #7,710 among girls (14) — overall #975 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 626 | 626 | #7,710 | #494 |
| 2024 | 564 | 564 | #6,547 | #543 |
| 2023 | 584 | 584 | #7,116 | #520 |
| 2022 | 630 | 630 | #5,887 | #500 |
| 2021 | 739 | 739 | #6,560 | #431 |
| 2020 | 652 | 652 | #6,802 | #470 |
| 2019 | 756 | 756 | #8,407 | #415 |
| 2018 | 758 | 758 | #9,538 | #420 |
| 2017 | 828 | 828 | #9,670 | #389 |
| 2016 | 771 | 771 | #8,678 | #417 |
| 2015 | 868 | 868 | #9,870 | #378 |
| 2014 | 769 | 769 | #10,596 | #409 |
| 2013 | 781 | 781 | #14,024 | #386 |
| 2012 | 905 | 905 | #12,901 | #343 |
| 2011 | 958 | 958 | #12,862 | #329 |
| 2010 | 971 | 971 | #14,338 | #325 |
| 2009 | 905 | 905 | #11,137 | #350 |
| 2008 | 731 | 731 | #19,258 | #405 |
| 2007 | 1,035 | 1,041 | #16,695 | #315 |
| 2006 | 919 | 919 | #7,699 | #343 |
| 2005 | 380 | 380 | #11,443 | #608 |
| 2004 | 120 | 120 | #10,362 | #1,341 |
| 2003 | 136 | 136 | #13,246 | #1,165 |
| 2002 | 141 | 141 | #13,017 | #1,096 |
| 2001 | 114 | 114 | #12,854 | #1,250 |
| 2000 | 141 | 141 | #16,481 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,060 |
| 1998 | 140 | 140 | — | #985 |
| 1997 | 167 | — | — | #848 |
| 1996 | 144 | — | — | #913 |
| 1995 | 181 | — | #12,659 | #808 |
| 1994 | 165 | — | — | #830 |
| 1993 | 209 | — | #14,758 | #728 |
| 1992 | 226 | — | #14,534 | #696 |
| 1991 | 267 | — | — | #626 |
| 1990 | 277 | — | #14,239 | #610 |
| 1989 | 263 | — | — | #607 |
| 1988 | 250 | — | — | #587 |
| 1987 | 214 | — | — | #623 |
| 1986 | 202 | — | #10,258 | #640 |
| 1985 | 166 | — | — | #689 |
| 1984 | 203 | — | — | #597 |
| 1983 | 209 | — | — | #588 |
| 1982 | 188 | — | #9,891 | #640 |
| 1981 | 211 | — | — | #589 |
| 1980 | 209 | — | — | #601 |
| 1979 | 207 | — | — | #595 |
| 1978 | 231 | — | — | #548 |
| 1977 | 213 | — | #9,100 | #586 |
| 1976 | 206 | — | — | #565 |
| 1975 | 208 | — | #9,873 | #566 |
| 1974 | 221 | — | — | #539 |
| 1973 | 241 | — | — | #502 |
| 1972 | 253 | — | — | #497 |
| 1971 | 247 | — | — | #519 |
| 1970 | 268 | — | — | #496 |
| 1969 | 290 | — | #8,096 | #454 |
| 1968 | 253 | — | — | #477 |
| 1967 | 314 | — | — | #428 |
| 1966 | 344 | — | #6,211 | #410 |
| 1965 | 358 | — | — | #413 |
| 1964 | 397 | — | — | #399 |
| 1963 | 360 | — | — | #424 |
| 1962 | 391 | — | #6,234 | #410 |
| 1961 | 429 | — | — | #383 |
| 1960 | 414 | — | #6,886 | #390 |
| 1959 | 431 | — | — | #381 |
| 1958 | 468 | — | #5,788 | #356 |
| 1957 | 480 | — | — | #344 |
| 1956 | 516 | — | — | #326 |
| 1955 | 569 | — | #6,315 | #306 |
| 1954 | 514 | — | — | #316 |
| 1953 | 536 | — | — | #308 |
| 1952 | 603 | — | — | #280 |
| 1951 | 591 | — | — | #279 |
| 1950 | 559 | — | — | #281 |
| 1949 | 633 | — | — | #257 |
| 1948 | 672 | — | — | #248 |
| 1947 | 656 | — | — | #262 |
| 1946 | 569 | — | — | #263 |
| 1945 | 540 | — | — | #247 |
| 1944 | 596 | — | — | #230 |
| 1943 | 690 | — | #2,501 | #215 |
| 1942 | 680 | — | #5,018 | #217 |
| 1941 | 636 | — | — | #212 |
| 1940 | 608 | — | — | #210 |
| 1939 | 570 | — | — | #213 |
| 1938 | 585 | — | — | #209 |
| 1937 | 555 | — | — | #213 |
| 1936 | 596 | — | — | #204 |
| 1935 | 629 | — | #4,008 | #201 |
| 1934 | 674 | — | #3,048 | #190 |
| 1933 | 650 | — | #4,569 | #189 |
| 1932 | 643 | — | #4,773 | #201 |
| 1931 | 701 | — | #3,693 | #189 |
| 1930 | 716 | — | #2,961 | #198 |
| 1929 | 762 | — | — | #182 |
| 1928 | 805 | — | #2,244 | #181 |
| 1927 | 823 | — | — | #177 |
| 1926 | 776 | — | — | #186 |
| 1925 | 858 | — | — | #173 |
| 1924 | 780 | — | #5,512 | #185 |
| 1923 | 822 | — | #2,414 | #174 |
| 1922 | 777 | — | #3,269 | #183 |
| 1921 | 876 | — | #3,280 | #171 |
| 1920 | 806 | — | #4,206 | #177 |
| 1919 | 675 | — | #4,060 | #192 |
| 1918 | 696 | — | #5,236 | #187 |
| 1917 | 627 | — | — | #191 |
| 1916 | 578 | — | #3,748 | #198 |
| 1915 | 604 | — | #3,628 | #185 |
| 1914 | 422 | — | #2,536 | #202 |
| 1913 | 344 | — | #3,029 | #200 |
| 1912 | 260 | — | #2,259 | #218 |
| 1911 | 127 | — | — | #227 |
| 1910 | 97 | — | — | #242 |
| 1909 | 90 | — | — | #232 |
| 1908 | 78 | — | — | #240 |
| 1907 | 91 | — | #2,229 | #220 |
| 1906 | 99 | — | — | #184 |
| 1905 | 72 | — | #1,817 | #240 |
| 1904 | 69 | — | — | #226 |
| 1903 | 75 | — | — | #208 |
| 1902 | 58 | — | — | #243 |
| 1901 | 68 | — | — | #206 |
| 1900 | 76 | — | — | #228 |
| 1899 | 62 | — | — | #211 |
| 1898 | 50 | — | — | #250 |
| 1897 | 64 | — | #1,674 | #219 |
| 1896 | 61 | — | — | #233 |
| 1895 | 54 | — | — | #244 |
| 1894 | 55 | — | — | #233 |
| 1893 | 60 | — | — | #221 |
| 1892 | 57 | — | — | #237 |
| 1891 | 36 | — | — | #270 |
| 1890 | 45 | — | — | #252 |
| 1889 | 29 | — | — | #329 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #292 |
| 1887 | 20 | — | — | #372 |
| 1886 | 27 | — | — | #327 |
| 1885 | 23 | — | — | #373 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | #979 | #514 |
| 1883 | 21 | — | — | #376 |
| 1882 | 13 | — | — | #527 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #628 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #664 |