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Leander

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Leander: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Leander: Recorded since 1991, it reached #38 in 2010, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2007

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2007, ranging from #3795 to #5201.19962007#3795#5201
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
2007#5201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 33 of the 35 years from 1991 to 2025.

In 2025: #89 among boys in Norway, #1307 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1991–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #537 among boys in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1991–2025

    Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1991–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Norway in 2010.

Leander's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#130721HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#123522HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#146117HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#198411HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#163514HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#174513HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#25128HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#8973HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#7197HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#8878HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#7787HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#8873HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#9063HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#9571HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#65116HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#67115HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#75112HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#59141HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#47163HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#59140HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#40189HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#54154HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#38191HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#51164HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#60147HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#64129HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#70122HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#10477HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#12258HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#16438HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#20126HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#20427HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#20826HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#21923HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#25818HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4407HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5006HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5285HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5376HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Leander is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Leander, between 1991 and 2025, in 33 of those 35 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1991–202533#38 in 2010
England and Wales1996–202523#1235 in 2024
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Norway (2010) than in England and Wales (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Norway in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.