Leander

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Leander is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 6,830 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,802 as boys and 28 as girls. Leander gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2023 and remains popular today. It is the #3,430 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 94
2023 117
2022 111
2021 89
2020 90
2019 88
2018 64
2017 64
2016 84
2015 74
2014 69
2013 61
2012 58
2011 50
2010 57
2009 52
2008 50
2007 47
2006 42
2005 43
2004 33
2003 29
2002 38
2001 36
2000 36
1999 30
1998 27
1997 37
1996 32
1995 26
1994 43
1993 28
1992 31
1991 42
1990 41
1989 37
1988 41
1987 30
1986 39
1985 37
1984 46
1983 34
1982 47
1981 45
1980 53
1979 52
1978 51
1977 52
1976 56
1975 46
1974 46
1973 54
1972 53
1971 49
1970 46
1969 62
1968 55
1967 48
1966 55
1965 49
1964 54
1963 59
1962 68
1961 63
1960 63
1959 67
1958 69
1957 72
1956 68
1955 63
1954 55
1953 53
1952 46
1951 66
1950 49
1949 60
1948 40
1947 50
1946 42
1945 36
1944 42
1943 42
1942 58
1941 54
1940 55
1939 42
1938 41
1937 52
1936 47
1935 62
1934 54
1933 50
1932 70
1931 50
1930 60
1929 60
1928 70
1927 76
1926 73
1925 72
1924 84
1923 93
1922 82
1921 99
1920 91
1919 87
1918 93
1917 82
1916 67
1915 68
1914 72
1913 43
1912 35
1911 25
1910 16
1909 16
1908 23
1907 19
1906 11
1905 11
1904 8
1903 12
1902 13
1901 6
1900 16
1899 7
1898 9
1897 15
1896 13
1895 9
1894 10
1893 11
1892 16
1891 11
1890 20
1889 22
1887 8
1886 17
1885 16
1884 21
1883 18
1882 28
1881 21
1880 17