Leander Name Popularity

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How popular is Leander?

Ranking 2,188th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Leander is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Leander has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #326 was reached in 1882.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 99 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Leander was less than 5, most recently in 1888.

Leander, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1904-1908, 1910-1914, 1915-1918, and 2011-2016.

Leander's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Leander be?

For a number of years, the name Leander has steadily increased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Leander for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Leander is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Leander (Girl)		Leander (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	63	2,188
2017		< 5	--	64	2,139
2016		< 5	--	83	1,815
2015		< 5	--	73	1,987
2014		< 5	--	67	2,086
2013		< 5	--	61	2,172
2012		< 5	--	58	2,248
2011		< 5	--	49	2,527
2010		< 5	--	56	2,303
2009		< 5	--	52	2,472
2008		< 5	--	50	2,531
2007		< 5	--	46	2,671
2006		< 5	--	41	2,810
2005		< 5	--	43	2,592
2004		< 5	--	32	3,121
2003		< 5	--	29	3,240
2002		< 5	--	38	2,578
2001		< 5	--	36	2,659
2000		< 5	--	36	2,602
1999		< 5	--	30	2,837
1998		< 5	--	27	2,982
1997		< 5	--	36	2,329
1996		< 5	--	32	2,462
1995		< 5	--	26	2,815
1994		< 5	--	43	1,952
1993		< 5	--	28	2,619
1992		< 5	--	31	2,388
1991		< 5	--	42	1,877
1990		< 5	--	41	1,895
1989		< 5	--	37	1,979
1988		< 5	--	41	1,722
1987		< 5	--	30	2,041
1986		< 5	--	39	1,655
1985		< 5	--	37	1,688
1984		< 5	--	46	1,413
1983		< 5	--	34	1,702
1982		< 5	--	47	1,389
1981		< 5	--	45	1,426
1980		< 5	--	53	1,281
1979		6	9,610	46	1,380
1978		5	10,657	45	1,379
1977		< 5	--	53	1,215
1976		7	7,740	49	1,250
1975		< 5	--	46	1,270
1974		< 5	--	46	1,238
1973		< 5	--	54	1,115
1972		< 5	--	53	1,123
1971		< 5	--	49	1,175
1970		< 5	--	46	1,229
1969		< 5	--	62	977
1968		< 5	--	54	1,010
1967		< 5	--	49	1,054
1966		< 5	--	55	986
1965		< 5	--	49	1,060
1964		< 5	--	55	1,023
1963		< 5	--	58	994
1962		< 5	--	68	921
1961		< 5	--	63	972
1960		< 5	--	63	961
1959		5	6,777	61	987
1958		< 5	--	70	904
1957		< 5	--	70	908
1956		< 5	--	69	902
1955		< 5	--	63	946
1954		< 5	--	54	1,024
1953		< 5	--	54	986
1952		< 5	--	46	1,073
1951		< 5	--	66	864
1950		< 5	--	49	997
1949		< 5	--	60	895
1948		< 5	--	40	1,136
1947		< 5	--	50	1,021
1946		< 5	--	42	1,068
1945		< 5	--	36	1,096
1944		< 5	--	42	1,015
1943		< 5	--	42	1,044
1942		< 5	--	58	861
1941		< 5	--	54	865
1940		< 5	--	55	854
1939		< 5	--	42	985
1938		< 5	--	41	1,000
1937		< 5	--	52	851
1936		< 5	--	47	902
1935		< 5	--	62	786
1934		< 5	--	54	857
1933		< 5	--	50	881
1932		< 5	--	70	752
1931		< 5	--	50	916
1930		< 5	--	60	851
1929		< 5	--	60	850
1928		< 5	--	70	777
1927		< 5	--	76	751
1926		< 5	--	73	752
1925		< 5	--	72	776
1924		< 5	--	84	725
1923		< 5	--	93	667
1922		< 5	--	82	728
1921		< 5	--	99	651
1920		< 5	--	91	671
1919		5	5,195	82	687
1918		< 5	--	93	638
1917		< 5	--	82	661
1916		< 5	--	67	749
1915		< 5	--	68	720
1914		< 5	--	72	595
1913		< 5	--	43	702
1912		< 5	--	35	730
1911		< 5	--	25	621
1910		< 5	--	16	770
1909		< 5	--	16	698
1908		< 5	--	23	532
1907		< 5	--	19	577
1906		< 5	--	11	786
1905		< 5	--	11	773
1904		< 5	--	8	928
1903		< 5	--	12	681
1902		< 5	--	13	630
1901		< 5	--	6	1,005
1900		< 5	--	16	640
1899		< 5	--	7	910
1898		< 5	--	9	783
1897		< 5	--	15	539
1896		< 5	--	13	611
1895		< 5	--	9	772
1894		< 5	--	10	703
1893		< 5	--	11	635
1892		< 5	--	16	507
1891		< 5	--	11	576
1890		< 5	--	20	409
1889		< 5	--	22	386
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	8	715
1886		< 5	--	17	442
1885		< 5	--	16	471
1884		< 5	--	21	393
1883		< 5	--	18	425
1882		< 5	--	28	326
1881		< 5	--	21	371
1880		< 5	--	17	435

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.