Gender
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 and Variants 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)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | – |
| 2024 | 94 | – |
| 2023 | 117 | – |
| 2022 | 111 | – |
| 2021 | 89 | – |
| 2020 | 90 | – |
| 2019 | 88 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | – |
| 2016 | 84 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
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)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | – |
| 2024 | 22 | – |
| 2023 | 17 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4173, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #568, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence