lee-AN-der
Leander
About Leander
The name Leander peaked for boys at #326 in 1882. The name is most popular in Wisconsin, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Leander is occasionally used for girls in 1979.
Pronounced lee-AN-der. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Leander ranked #1463 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #326 in 1882, Nameberry popularity #117.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,052 | 69 | 35.9 |
| 2015 | #1,969 | 74 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | #1,806 | 84 | 44.3 |
| 2017 | #2,146 | 64 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | #2,182 | 64 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | #1,770 | 88 | 49 |
| 2020 | #1,726 | 90 | 52.1 |
| 2021 | #1,788 | 89 | 50.9 |
| 2022 | #1,593 | 111 | 63.6 |
| 2023 | #1,512 | 117 | 68.4 |
| 2024 | #1,752 | 94 | 54.6 |
| 2025 | #1,463 | 122 | 71.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Leanders
- Saint Leander
Bishop of Seville, circa 534,600, was instrumental in converting the Visigothic kings of Spain and Portugal
- Leander Starr Jameson
1st Baronet, 10th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
- Leander "Lee" Adams
Vice journalist and documentary maker
- Leander Adrian Paes
Indian tennis player
- Leander Dendoncker
Belgian footballer
- Leander Henry Perez
American judge and politician from Louisiana
- Leander Babcock
US Congressman from New York
- Leander Martin Cox
US Congressman from Kentucky
- Leander James McCormick
American inventor and businessman
- Leander Hamilton McCormick
American inventor; son of the above
- Leander Jordan
American NFL player
Leander in pop culture
- Leander
Greek mythological figure who swam across the strait of Abydos to visit his lover Hero and was drowned one stormy night when he lost his way
- Daphne and Amy Leander
characters in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
- Leander
penniless and unworthy idealist posing as a nobleman in the Spanish comedy "Los intereses creados" (1908) by Jacinto Benavente
- Leander Sydnor
character on the HBO drama The Wire
- Leander Cephas Whitlock
character on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"
- Leander Club
founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non,academic club.
- Leander
Texas
- Leander
Danish baby and children's furniture company
- Leander Holmes
Charlotte's uncle in the Charlotte Holmes novels by Brittany Cavallaro
Variations & nicknames
- LéandreFrench
- LéonFrench
- LeandrosGreek
- LeandroSpanish