Given name

Leiland

Leiland is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Leiland isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Leiland through the years

Babies since 1880
632
632 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2012
57 babies
2025
14
#6,310 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−32%
Easing
0102030402025Highest share 20128.2
Leiland in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,310 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 57 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 456 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

LeilandLeyland

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Leiland, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Leiden

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Tyland

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Liedson

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Lyjah

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Liiam

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Kaidan

“a beloved companion”

20RareCooling

96% boys · 4% girls

Modern

Bryston

21RareCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Leiland’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Leiland

A sister for Leiland