Leeland
Leeland may refer to:Leeland McElroy, American football player Leeland Dayton Mooring, American singer-songwriter and musician Leeland Pete or Lee Pete (1924–2010), American sports-talk radio broadcaster and college athlete
Meaning & Origin of Leeland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leeland may refer to:Leeland McElroy, American football player Leeland Dayton Mooring, American singer-songwriter and musician Leeland Pete or Lee Pete (1924–2010), American sports-talk radio broadcaster and college athlete
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The Story of Leeland
The earliest SSA record of Leeland as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 7 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 183 newborns named Leeland — #1,046 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Leeland on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leeland ranks #1,940 for baby boys with 82 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Leeland
Leeland is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Leeland's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,046. Use the chart and map above to compare Leeland'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 .
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