Names / Boy names
Leif
Current rank
#917
holding steady
All-time peak
#638
in 1979
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
10,000
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #638 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Leif was first recorded in American naming records in 1912, where it reads as a boys' name. It crested in 1979 at #638. As of the latest data it stands at #917, keeping its place. Across all years, more than 10,000 children have been named this.