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In 2024, 94 boys in the United States were named Leander, making it the 1,752nd most popular boy's name that year.
Its position has held steady, at 2,052nd a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 117 births.
Records for Leander go back to 1880, and 6,830 babies have been given the name since.
Greek name meaning "lion man". Associated with the mythological figure who swam across the Hellespont nightly to meet his beloved Hero. In Greek mythology, Leander swam across the Hellespont every night to meet his lover Hero.
Leander is of Greek origin, described as mythological in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 94 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Greek name meaning "lion man". Associated with the mythological figure who swam across the Hellespont nightly to meet his beloved Hero.
Leander is of Greek origin, and is usually described as mythological in style.
In 2024, 94 boys in the United States were named Leander, making it the 1,752nd most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 94 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Lea is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Leander.