Is Leif a boy or girl name?
Leif is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 250 boys were named Leif, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 9,742 US babies named Leif were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #925
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Leif since 1912
- 9,742
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 290 babies
Boys and girls named Leif, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 440 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 886 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,230 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 878 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,329 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,971 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,285 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 250 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 279 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 290 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 221 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 245 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 205 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 207 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 218 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 214 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 187 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 205 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 195 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 185 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 176 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 175 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 128 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 114 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 138 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 126 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 97 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 94 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 97 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 113 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 110 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 112 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 136 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 164 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 154 | #699 | 5 | #11,328 |
| 1980 | 169 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 181 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 124 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 90 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 109 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 97 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 95 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 109 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 114 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 157 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 135 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 102 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 96 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 72 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 83 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 80 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 86 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 77 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 77 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 78 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 61 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 48 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 58 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 43 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leif reached #638 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #11,328 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leif
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.