# Leif (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leif/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,002 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,997 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 352, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5 | 11,330 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 185 | 1,029 |
| 2012 | 179 | 1,063 |
| 2013 | 195 | 1,007 |
| 2014 | 205 | 1,007 |
| 2015 | 187 | 1,063 |
| 2016 | 214 | 966 |
| 2017 | 218 | 957 |
| 2018 | 207 | 1,003 |
| 2019 | 205 | 1,015 |
| 2020 | 245 | 914 |
| 2021 | 221 | 995 |
| 2022 | 290 | 841 |
| 2023 | 279 | 860 |
| 2024 | 250 | 928 |
| 2025 | 257 | 917 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1,786 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1,704 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,455 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,104 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,782 |
| 2022 | 31 | 967 |
| 2023 | 39 | 827 |
| 2024 | 40 | 814 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1,007 |

## People named Leif

- Leif Segerstam, Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024)
- Leif Erickson, American actor (1911-1986)
- Leif Mortensen, Danish road bicycle racer, born 1946
- Leif Hoste, Belgian road bicycle racer
- Leif Garrett, American actor and singer
- Leif Davis, English association football player (born 1999)
- Leif Nielsen, Danish footballer (1942-2026)
- Leif Davidsen, Danish writer
- Leif Panduro, Danish writer and dentist (1923-1977)
- Leif Wager, Finland Swedish actor and singer (1922–2002)
- Leif Lampater, German cyclist
- Leif Nordgren, American biathlete

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.