Leyland comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning 'Fields of leeks', 'meadow land'..
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How popular is Leyland?
2015peak year
Leyland first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1982. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2015, 21 babies received the name (ranked #4640). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6790), with roughly 14 babies named Leyland each year. Leyland has been declining in recent years. In total, around 292 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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