Leland

LEE-lund

English

"meadow land"

Leland Origin and Meaning

The name Leland is a boy's name of English origin meaning "meadow land".

Popular in the first half of the 20th century, Leland briefly fell out of favor in the late 90s. After a short break from the US charts, it returned in the mid-2000s, with actor Brendan Fraser choosing it for his youngest son, possibly making it feel cool again. Given to around 500 boys each year, Leland is in the Top 600.

Deriving from the English place name and surname, Leyland, meaning "untilled or fallow land", it can also mean "meadow land" from the Old English word Leah. Both serious and sporty in feel, the name is reminiscent of Leroy and Leonard, but also Landon and Liam, somehow managing to feel a little dated but right on trend simultaneously.

Leland Stanford was the founder of Stanford University and one-time Governor of California

Leland Rank in US Top 1000

# 522 in the US

Leland Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 430 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leland

• 522 US 2023
• 430 Nameberry 2025
• 443 Future 2028
• 987 England 2017

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Famous People Named Leland

• (Amasa) Leland Stanford American industrialist and politician
• Leland Bruce "Lee" Sklar American musician
• Leland Blaine Chapman American bounty hunter, son of bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman
• Leland Austin aka Yung L.A. American rapper
• Leland Jones Orser American actor
• Leland Harrison Hartwell American biologist and winner of the Nobel Prize
• Leland Hayward American film producer
• (Leland) Milo Hamilton American sportscaster
• Leland Francis Fraser (b. 2006) son of actor Brendan Fraser

The name Leland in Pop Culture

• Leland P. Fitzgerald main character in 2003 movie "The United States of Leland"
• Leland Palmer character on TV's "Twin Peaks"
• Leland Stottlemeyer character on TV's "Monk"
• Leland McCauley III and IV characters in DC Comics
• Leland Fontaine character in Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress"
• Leland character in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Leland Wickstaff character in children's novel "The Wish Giver"
• General Leland Zevo character from 1992 film "Toys"
• Captain Leland Gallo character from The CW TV Show "Valor"
• Leland "Lee" Coulter character in the Hallmark TV series "When Calls the Heart"