Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Leland

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Meadowland
From the meadow land; surname

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Place
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leland

Pronunciation

l(e)-la-nd

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #315, 1,025 births); most recent 2025 (rank #494, 612 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5790, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202561214
202454018
202356716
202260921
202172018
202063417
201974313
201874711
201781711
201675813

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 2007 (rank #234, 182 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20258
20247
20236
202215
202119
20208
201920
201821
201731
201640

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 2006 (rank #4413, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
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 2007 (rank #241, 16 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20223
20214
2020–
20195
2018–
20174
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 Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #276, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #169, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
2022–
2021–
20208
20197
20185
201710
20165
20158
20146

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