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Leander

Boy's name · #1463 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Leander — on the books since 1880, #1463 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 6,900 boys share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#89 in Norway (2025) · #139 in Austria (2025) · #432 in Switzerland (2025) · #433 in Belgium (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #802 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,332 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,339 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,665 in Canada (2024).

Famous Leanders

• Leander Paes — Indian tennis player
• Leander Dendoncker — Belgian association football player (born 1995)
• Leander of Seville — Bishop of Seville
• Leander Starr Jameson — Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1853–1917)
• Leander Engström — Swedish architect and painter (1886–1927)

In stories & tradition

• Leander^uk — Hero and Leander (book)
• Leander Sydnor — The Wire (TV series)

What Leanders become

Among 176 notable people named Leander:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leander Perez, American judge.

Similar names: Hosea · Linden · Hans · Linus · Basil · Evander

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