Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Leander

#1,426 most common boys' name of all time · #3,443 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,426
Rank overall
#3,443 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
6,956
Since 2016
926
Peak year
2025 #1,461
Best rank
#330 1882
Girls Boys peak 122/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Leander is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 122 122 #1,461
2024 — 94 94 #1,754
2023 — 117 117 #1,509
2022 — 113 113 #1,566
2021 — 89 89 #1,784
2020 — 90 90 #1,718
2019 — 88 88 #1,763
2018 — 65 65 #2,147
2017 — 64 64 #2,130
2016 — 84 84 #1,800
2015 — 75 75 #1,933
2014 — 69 69 #2,044
2013 — 61 61 #2,166
2012 — 58 58 #2,239
2011 — 50 50 #2,478
2010 — 57 57 #2,262
2009 — 52 52 #2,451
2008 — 50 50 #2,516
2007 — 47 47 #2,603
2006 — 42 42 #2,744
2005 — 43 43 #2,568
2004 — 33 33 #3,015
2003 — 29 29 #3,190
2002 — 38 38 #2,560
2001 — 36 36 #2,620
2000 — 36 36 #2,580
1999 — 30 30 #2,800
1998 — 27 27 #2,928
1997 — 37 37 #2,261
1996 — 32 32 #2,442
1995 — 26 26 #2,763
1994 — 43 43 #1,933
1993 — 28 28 #2,579
1992 — 31 31 #2,365
1991 — 42 42 #1,867
1990 — 41 41 #1,872
1989 — 37 37 #1,953
1988 — 41 41 #1,708
1987 — 30 30 #2,023
1986 — 39 39 #1,649
1985 — 37 37 #1,675
1984 — 46 46 #1,401
1983 — 34 34 #1,688
1982 — 47 47 #1,384
1981 — 45 45 #1,412
1980 — 53 53 #1,275
1979 6 46 52 #1,370
1978 5 46 51 #1,355
1977 — 52 52 #1,225
1976 7 49 56 #1,240
1975 — 46 46 #1,261
1974 — 46 46 #1,231
1973 — 54 54 #1,112
1972 — 53 53 #1,121
1971 — 49 49 #1,166
1970 — 46 46 #1,223
1969 — 62 62 #974
1968 — 55 55 #998
1967 — 48 48 #1,063
1966 — 55 55 #985
1965 — 49 49 #1,055
1964 — 54 54 #1,026
1963 — 59 59 #987
1962 — 68 68 #917
1961 — 63 63 #969
1960 — 63 63 #953
1959 5 62 67 #976
1958 — 69 69 #909
1957 — 72 72 #891
1956 — 68 68 #907
1955 — 63 63 #942
1954 — 55 55 #1,007
1953 — 53 53 #990
1952 — 46 46 #1,067
1951 — 66 66 #859
1950 — 49 49 #992
1949 — 60 60 #887
1948 — 40 40 #1,130
1947 — 50 50 #1,015
1946 — 42 42 #1,064
1945 — 36 36 #1,080
1944 — 42 42 #1,006
1943 — 42 42 #1,040
1942 — 58 58 #859
1941 — 54 54 #859
1940 — 55 55 #851
1939 — 42 42 #979
1938 — 41 41 #997
1937 — 52 52 #846
1936 — 47 47 #895
1935 — 62 62 #785
1934 — 54 54 #854
1933 — 50 50 #877
1932 — 70 70 #747
1931 — 50 50 #912
1930 — 60 60 #843
1929 — 60 60 #849
1928 — 70 70 #776
1927 — 76 76 #747
1926 — 73 73 #752
1925 — 72 72 #777
1924 — 84 84 #723
1923 — 93 93 #665
1922 — 82 82 #723
1921 — 99 99 #649
1920 — 91 91 #669
1919 5 82 87 #686
1918 — 93 93 #638
1917 — 82 82 #660
1916 — 67 67 #745
1915 — 68 68 #717
1914 — 72 72 #592
1913 — 43 43 #699
1912 — 35 35 #729
1911 — 25 25 #609
1910 — 16 16 #761
1909 — 16 16 #683
1908 — 23 23 #525
1907 — 19 19 #571
1906 — 11 11 #765
1905 — 11 11 #754
1904 — 8 8 #889
1903 — 12 12 #668
1902 — 13 13 #628
1901 — 6 6 #959
1900 — 16 16 #630
1899 — 7 7 #869
1898 — 9 9 #758
1897 — 15 15 #526
1896 — 13 13 #602
1895 — 9 9 #757
1894 — 10 10 #681
1893 — 11 11 #630
1892 — 16 16 #504
1891 — 11 11 #575
1890 — 20 20 #408
1889 — 22 22 #386
1887 — 8 8 #684
1886 — 17 17 #438
1885 — 16 16 #467
1884 — 21 21 #394
1883 — 18 18 #422
1882 — 28 28 #330
1881 — 21 21 #372
1880 — 17 17 #436