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Leland

LEE-lund

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“English place name from 'lea' (meadow) and 'land', meaning 'meadowland'. Pastoral charm with sophisticated Americana heritage from the Leland Stanford family.”

Popularity Over Time

Leland US popularity rank over timeRank 1336 in 2004 to rank 171 in 1921. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#171#754#13361900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #548 in the United States.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

LeeLele

Style

NatureClassicVintageSoftTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Leland Stanford (railroad mogul)
  • Leland Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

English place name from 'lea' (meadow) and 'land', meaning 'meadowland'. Pastoral charm with sophisticated Americana heritage from the Leland Stanford family.

Leland is currently ranked #548 in the United States. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Leland include Lee, Lele.

Names that pair beautifully with Leland include Harriet.