Leandre
Léandre is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Leandre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Léandre is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Leandre
American parents first put Leandre on the record books as a baby boy name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 55 Leandres were born — ranking #1,557 that year. About 23% of every Leandre on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leandre ranks #5,513 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Leandre most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- France35%
- CI24%
- South Africa21%
- GA11%
- CM8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Leandre
Phonetically similar names — useful when Leandre is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Leandre
Leandre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Leandre's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,557. Use the chart and map above to compare Leandre's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.