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Leander

/liˈændɚ/ · 100% boys · 122 born in 2025

Leander has been given to about 6,956 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/liˈændɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,422
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leander per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 122
  • Born in 2025122
  • All time6,956
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Leander?

Its best year was 2025, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 1463rd. The typical living American called Leander is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Leander

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alexander0.75
  2. Evander0.79
  3. Xander0.74
  4. Zander0.74
  5. Alexzander0.74
  6. Ander0.74
  7. Aleksander0.74
  8. Chandler0.67

Middle names for Leander

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leander Paul0.77
  2. Leander John0.77
  3. Leander Blake0.76
  4. Leander Wade0.76
  5. Leander Quinn0.76
  6. Leander Jude0.76

Sibling names for Leander

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Merritteither · 0.92
  2. Theodorasister · 0.92
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.91
  4. Forestbrother · 0.91
  5. Augustineeither · 0.91
  6. Vedasister · 0.91

Where Leander is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leander Anderson0.77
  2. Leander White0.72
  3. Leander Nguyen0.72
  4. Leander Moore0.72
  5. Leander Hill0.72
  6. Leander Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Leander

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Leander across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.