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Leland

Leland: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fallow land”
Origin
Old English
Say it
LEE-lənd · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements meaning 'untilled or fallow land.' Also associated with author Leland and U.S. figure Leland Stanford.

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How popular is Leland?

2024168 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Leland in 2024558

2024 rank#547 boys

Peak year1921

Total US babies since 188057,917

Leland has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Leland

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Leland questions

What does the name Leland mean?

Leland means "fallow land". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements meaning 'untilled or fallow land.' Also associated with author Leland and U.S. figure Leland Stanford.

Is Leland a boy or girl name?

Leland is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leland?

558 US babies were named Leland in 2024. Its peak year was 1921.

How do you pronounce Leland?

Leland is usually pronounced LEE-lənd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.