Leif

Given to 10,002 US babies since 1912

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#917

recorded as boys

10 since 2024

Babies in 2025

257

boys 257

Peak year

2022

290 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,002

since 1912

Born a Leif? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Leif was most popular in 2022, when 290 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.17 per 1,000). In 2025, 257 babies were named Leif, ranking #917 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	257	917
2024	<5	—	250	927
2023	<5	—	279	860
2022	<5	—	290	841
2021	<5	—	221	991
2020	<5	—	245	910
2019	<5	—	205	1013
2018	<5	—	207	998
2017	<5	—	218	955
2016	<5	—	214	963
2015	<5	—	187	1061
2014	<5	—	205	1004
2013	<5	—	195	1005
2012	<5	—	179	1060
2011	<5	—	185	1028
2010	<5	—	176	1092
2009	<5	—	175	1063
2008	<5	—	140	1240
2007	<5	—	128	1327
2006	<5	—	135	1239
2005	<5	—	152	1081
2004	<5	—	114	1304
2003	<5	—	138	1111
2002	<5	—	101	1315
2001	<5	—	120	1151
2000	<5	—	126	1116
1999	<5	—	114	1149
1998	<5	—	91	1301
1997	<5	—	81	1366
1996	<5	—	89	1246
1995	<5	—	81	1307
1994	<5	—	84	1275
1993	<5	—	75	1313
1992	<5	—	79	1274
1991	<5	—	97	1113
1990	<5	—	87	1166
1989	<5	—	81	1184
1988	<5	—	94	1003
1987	<5	—	97	954
1986	<5	—	113	854
1985	<5	—	110	857
1984	<5	—	113	823
1983	<5	—	136	740
1982	<5	—	164	676
1981	5	10411	154	694
1980	<5	—	169	664
1979	<5	—	181	638
1978	<5	—	124	759
1977	<5	—	82	937
1976	<5	—	90	878
1975	<5	—	109	796
1974	<5	—	97	818
1973	<5	—	95	810
1972	<5	—	109	760
1971	<5	—	114	767
1970	<5	—	157	653
1969	<5	—	135	676
1968	<5	—	102	736
1967	<5	—	96	754
1966	<5	—	72	853
1965	<5	—	83	809
1964	<5	—	80	849
1963	<5	—	86	816
1962	<5	—	77	862
1961	<5	—	77	870
1960	<5	—	78	862
1959	<5	—	61	987
1958	<5	—	48	1104
1957	<5	—	58	995
1956	<5	—	44	1140
1955	<5	—	44	1114
1954	<5	—	46	1101
1953	<5	—	46	1074
1952	<5	—	34	1268
1951	<5	—	21	1643
1950	<5	—	40	1123
1949	<5	—	38	1144
1948	<5	—	23	1519
1947	<5	—	21	1646
1946	<5	—	20	1601
1945	<5	—	17	1633
1944	<5	—	13	1988
1943	<5	—	17	1764
1942	<5	—	18	1682
1941	<5	—	13	1997
1940	<5	—	16	1736
1939	<5	—	19	1532
1938	<5	—	13	1976
1937	<5	—	13	1992
1936	<5	—	8	2629
1935	<5	—	7	2951
1934	<5	—	8	2742
1933	<5	—	7	3004
1932	<5	—	12	2191
1931	<5	—	14	2003
1930	<5	—	10	2609
1929	<5	—	15	2002
1928	<5	—	14	2162
1927	<5	—	10	2703
1926	<5	—	16	1981
1925	<5	—	15	2089
1924	<5	—	11	2641
1923	<5	—	12	2446
1922	<5	—	14	2240
1921	<5	—	13	2376
1920	<5	—	6	3815
1919	<5	—	20	1695
1918	<5	—	18	1827
1917	<5	—	17	1815
1916	<5	—	17	1771
1915	<5	—	21	1505
1914	<5	—	14	1687
1913	<5	—	13	1497
1912	<5	—	7	2045