Leander

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Form of Leander. Lionlike man.
Lion-man; a figure from Greek mythology and also the name of a sixth-century saint who became the bishop of Seville
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Greek/Roman Mythology

Alternate Spellings of Leander

Pronunciation

le(an)-der

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1459, 122 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #7294, 7 births); most recent 1979 (rank #9003, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025122–
202494–
2023117–
2022111–
202189–
202090–
201988–
201864–
201764–
201684–

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1236, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #5190, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202521–
202422–
202317–
202215–
202111–
202014–
201913–
201811–
20178–
2016––

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4173, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164
2015–
2014–

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in France (2023)

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