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Leland

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2005 to 2025, ranging from #234 to #3112.200520092013201720212025#234#3112
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2005#1851
2006#458
2007#234
2008#255
2009#354
2010#378
2011#528
2012#440
2013#314
2014#455
2015#586
2016#801
2017#968
2018#1235
2019#1253
2020#2404
2021#1329
2022#1609
2023#3112
2024#2921
2025#2664

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2005 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #2921 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2005–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #1851 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2005–2025

    Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 2005–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in England and Wales in 2007.

Leland'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#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#132919HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#125320HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#123521HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#96831HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#80140HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#58663HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#45587HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#314136HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#44090HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#52866HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#378107HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#354110HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#255170HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#234182HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#45870HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2765HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Leland is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Leland, between 2005 and 2025. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: highest position in 2007ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420052025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2005–202521#234 in 2007
Northern Ireland20071#276 in 2007
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2007) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Leland

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2005–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in England and Wales in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.