Given name & surname
Leeman
“a powerful man”
Leeman is a variant of Leaman. One American interpretation is “a powerful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leeman is a variant of Leaman. One American interpretation is “a powerful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leeman is a variant of Leaman. An origin associated with Leaman is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leeman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 380
- 380 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 as a first name in 2020; 2,399 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leeman’s family of names
Leeman has a related form in Leaman. In English usage, Leeman as a surname has a related form in Leman. In English usage, Leeman as a surname has a related form in LEMANS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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