Leander Boy

Popularity: #830 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Leander

Leander Paes is an Indian professional tennis player known for his achievements in doubles and mixed doubles.

Leander Dendoncker is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Leander McCormick was an American inventor and industrialist known for his contributions to agricultural machinery.

Leander Starr Jameson was a British politician and colonial administrator in Southern Africa.

Fictional characters named Leander

Leander is a character in the play 'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe, known for his tragic love story.

Leander is a character in the novel 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt, representing themes of obsession and morality.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Leander was first seen in the United States in 1880. Leander has ranked as high as #1259 nationally, which occurred in 2023, and has been most popular in North Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, California, and New York. In the past 5 years the name Leander has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Leander (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001 1998 1996 1995 1994 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911

State	Births	Share
TX	10	22%
NY	9	20%
OH	6	13%
CA	6	13%
IL	5	11%
MA	5	11%
VA	5	11%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	17
1881	21
1882	28
1883	18
1884	21
1885	16
1886	17
1887	8
1889	22
1890	20
1891	11
1892	16
1893	11
1894	10
1895	9
1896	13
1897	15
1898	9
1899	7
1900	16
1901	6
1902	13
1903	12
1904	8
1905	11
1906	11
1907	19
1908	23
1909	16
1910	16
1911	25
1912	35
1913	43
1914	72
1915	68
1916	67
1917	82
1918	93
1919	82
1920	91
1921	99
1922	82
1923	93
1924	84
1925	72
1926	73
1927	76
1928	70
1929	60
1930	60
1931	50
1932	70
1933	50
1934	54
1935	62
1936	47
1937	52
1938	41
1939	42
1940	55
1941	54
1942	58
1943	42
1944	42
1945	36
1946	42
1947	50
1948	40
1949	60
1950	49
1951	66
1952	46
1953	53
1954	55
1955	63
1956	68
1957	72
1958	69
1959	62
1960	63
1961	63
1962	68
1963	59
1964	54
1965	49
1966	55
1967	48
1968	55
1969	62
1970	46
1971	49
1972	53
1973	54
1974	46
1975	46
1976	49
1977	52
1978	46
1979	46
1980	53
1981	45
1982	47
1983	34
1984	46
1985	37
1986	39
1987	30
1988	41
1989	37
1990	41
1991	42
1992	31
1993	28
1994	43
1995	26
1996	32
1997	37
1998	27
1999	30
2000	36
2001	36
2002	38
2003	29
2004	33
2005	43
2006	42
2007	47
2008	50
2009	52
2010	57
2011	50
2012	58
2013	61
2014	69
2015	74
2016	84
2017	64
2018	64
2019	88
2020	90
2021	89
2022	111
2023	117
2024	94