Boy name · Old English
Leland
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: fallow landLeland is a boy's name that comes from Old English and means "fallow land". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Fallow land
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #494 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Leland
As a boy's name, Leland comes from Old English and means "fallow land". It is used in English.
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“Fallow land; Old English. Soft and surname-smooth”
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How popular is Leland?
- US rank in 2025
- #494
- 612 babies, 358 per million boys
- Best rank
- #171 in 1921
- Most babies: 1,029 in 2007
- Babies since 1880
- At least 57,999
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 184 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 472 per million |
| 1900s | 564 per million |
| 1910s | 656 per million |
| 1920s | 728 per million |
| 1930s | 594 per million |
| 1940s | 421 per million |
| 1950s | 260 per million |
| 1960s | 183 per million |
| 1970s | 138 per million |
| 1980s | 114 per million |
| 1990s | 97 per million |
| 2000s | 227 per million |
| 2010s | 440 per million |
| 2020s | 356 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #417 | #389 | #420 | #415 | #470 | #431 | #500 | #520 | #543 | #494 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Leland
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- LegendFrom the English word legend (English, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- LambertBright land (Germanic, boy)
- RolandFamous land (Germanic, boy)
- LachlanFrom Lochlann, land of the Norsemen (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- TyroneLand of Eoghan (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- BrooklynFrom Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land (Dutch, girl)
- EardwulfLand and wolf (Old English, boy)
- LachieFrom Lochlann, land of the Norsemen (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- LambertoBright land (Germanic, boy)
- LanceLand (Germanic, boy)
- RikuDry land (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
- RikutoLand and the Dipper constellation (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- RolandoFamous land (Germanic, boy)
- ShahrbanooLady of the land (Persian, girl)
- TlalliEarth, land (Nahuatl, girl)
- ToprakSoil, land (Turkish, unisex)
Middle names for Leland
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
Leland: common questions
What does the name Leland mean?
Leland comes from Old English and means "fallow land".
Is Leland a boy or girl name?
Leland is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 14 girls and 612 boys in the US were named Leland, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Leland come from?
Leland comes from Old English and means "fallow land". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Leland?
Leland ranked #494 in the US in 2025, with 612 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Leland?
Names spelled like Leland include Legend.
What middle names go with Leland?
Middle names that flow well with Leland include Asher, David, Ezra, Glenn and Jude. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.