Leander

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Leander is a given name. The most famous bearer of the name is mythological, from the story of Hero and Leander. Leandro is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish version of this name.

From Wikipedia

Leander first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 117 babies (rank #1,512 that year). In 2024 it was given to 94 boys (rank #1,752). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Leander

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leander yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,830

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

117

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leander

Leander Paestennis coach · b. 1973
Leander Dendonckerassociation football player · b. 1995
Leander of SevilleCatholic priest · b. 534

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	17	#435
1881	21	#371
1882	28	#326
1883	18	#425
1884	21	#393
1885	16	#471
1886	17	#442
1887	8	#715
1889	22	#386
1890	20	#409
1891	11	#576
1892	16	#507
1893	11	#635
1894	10	#703
1895	9	#772
1896	13	#611
1897	15	#539
1898	9	#783
1899	7	#910
1900	16	#640
1901	6	#1,005
1902	13	#630
1903	12	#681
1904	8	#928
1905	11	#773
1906	11	#786
1907	19	#577
1908	23	#532
1909	16	#698
1910	16	#770
1911	25	#621
1912	35	#730
1913	43	#702
1914	72	#595
1915	68	#720
1916	67	#749
1917	82	#661
1918	93	#638
1919	82	#687
1920	91	#671
1921	99	#651
1922	82	#727
1923	93	#667
1924	84	#725
1925	72	#776
1926	73	#753
1927	76	#750
1928	70	#777
1929	60	#850
1930	60	#850
1931	50	#916
1932	70	#752
1933	50	#881
1934	54	#857
1935	62	#786
1936	47	#902
1937	52	#851
1938	41	#1,000
1939	42	#985
1940	55	#855
1941	54	#864
1942	58	#862
1943	42	#1,044
1944	42	#1,014
1945	36	#1,096
1946	42	#1,068
1947	50	#1,021
1948	40	#1,136
1949	60	#895
1950	49	#997
1951	66	#864
1952	46	#1,072
1953	53	#994
1954	55	#1,015
1955	63	#946
1956	68	#906
1957	72	#895
1958	69	#912
1959	62	#983
1960	63	#959
1961	63	#973
1962	68	#922
1963	59	#989
1964	54	#1,032
1965	49	#1,059
1966	55	#987
1967	48	#1,066
1968	55	#1,000
1969	62	#978
1970	46	#1,232
1971	49	#1,175
1972	53	#1,124
1973	54	#1,116
1974	46	#1,238
1975	46	#1,271
1976	49	#1,250
1977	52	#1,230
1978	46	#1,364
1979	46	#1,381
1980	53	#1,281
1981	45	#1,426
1982	47	#1,389
1983	34	#1,705
1984	46	#1,413
1985	37	#1,687
1986	39	#1,657
1987	30	#2,041
1988	41	#1,723
1989	37	#1,978
1990	41	#1,896
1991	42	#1,878
1992	31	#2,388
1993	28	#2,621
1994	43	#1,953
1995	26	#2,815
1996	32	#2,464
1997	37	#2,290
1998	27	#2,983
1999	30	#2,838
2000	36	#2,604
2001	36	#2,663
2002	38	#2,581
2003	29	#3,243
2004	33	#3,052
2005	43	#2,594
2006	42	#2,773
2007	47	#2,629
2008	50	#2,533
2009	52	#2,473
2010	57	#2,277
2011	50	#2,494
2012	58	#2,252
2013	61	#2,174
2014	69	#2,052
2015	74	#1,969
2016	84	#1,806
2017	64	#2,146
2018	64	#2,182
2019	88	#1,770
2020	90	#1,726
2021	89	#1,788
2022	111	#1,593
2023	117	#1,512
2024	94	#1,752