Is Leeland a boy or girl name?

Leeland is a boy’s name. Of the 3,309 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Leeland

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Leeland was most popular in 2012, when 183 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,323 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,309 people named Leeland.

Leeland over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leeland’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leeland a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leeland is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 3,309 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Leeland

Where Leeland is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org