Meaning and history
From a surname derived from an English place name meaning “fallow land” in Old English, Leland is also associated with the politician, businessman, and Stanford University founder Leland Stanford (1824–1893).
20062006: 903 births, rank #343
2007: 1,029 births, rank #315
2008: 726 births, rank #405
2009: 895 births, rank #349
2010: 964 births, rank #325
20112011: 950 births, rank #328
2012: 897 births, rank #343
2013: 774 births, rank #386
2014: 759 births, rank #407
2015: 857 births, rank #378
20162016: 758 births, rank #417
2017: 817 births, rank #389
2018: 747 births, rank #420
2019: 743 births, rank #415
2020: 635 births, rank #468
20212021: 721 births, rank #431
2022: 609 births, rank #500
2023: 568 births, rank #520
2024: 546 births, rank #543
20252025: 612 births, rank #494
Leland rose from #543 to #494 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 1,029 births.