Lelon

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Lelon

Pronounced LEE-lon /ˈliː.lɒn/Medium

Meaning: Lelon is a rare early-twentieth-century American name, most plausibly a variant of Leland (Old English 'fallow, untilled land, meadow') or a coined Southern form. A single fixed origin is not documented, so it is read as a Leland-adjacent coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Lelon is a rare early-century Southern American name, likely a variant of Leland meaning 'meadow land'. It stayed very rare in the United States (said LEE-lon).

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Origin LowAmerican, English

MeaningLelon is a rare early-twentieth-century American name, most plausibly a variant of Leland (Old English 'fallow, untilled land, meadow') or a coined Southern form. A single fixed origin is not documented, so it is read as a Leland-adjacent coinage.

U.S. rank (1971)#4701 ↗ Rising

1971 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1922

Total births (all-time)≈ 437

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lelon is a rare American boy's name recorded in the early twentieth century, chiefly in the South. The most plausible reading ties it to Leland, from the Old English for 'fallow, untilled meadow land', with the ending reshaped; it may also be a free coinage. It reached its modest high around 1922 and was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.

A boy named Lelon then would be a great-grandfather today. The name fits the inventive, melodic coinages Southern families favored. It has not revived, and its uncertain path places it among the honestly traced but modest-confidence names.

Did you know? Lelon most likely reshapes Leland, an English land name, into a smoother Southern form of its era.

Overall data confidence 36%

References - Lelon — Likely variant of Leland; Old English 'meadow land'; Southern coinage

Variations

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Nicknames

LeeLon

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lelon mean?

It is most likely a variant of Leland, from Old English for 'fallow meadow land', though its exact origin is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Lelon?

It's said LEE-lon /ˈliː.lɒn/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Lelon a boy or girl name?

Lelon is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Lelon?

It has always been very rare, a Leland-adjacent name given to only a couple dozen boys a year around the nineteen-twenties.