Leif

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name Leifr, meaning "heir", "descendant".

From Wikipedia

Leif first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 113 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 290 babies (rank #840 that year). In 2024 it was given to 250 boys (rank #925). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Leif

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leif yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,742

Total babies (all years)

113

Years in the data

290

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leif

Leif Eriksonseafarer · b. 972
Leif Segerstamviolinist · b. 1944
Leif Ove Andsnesclassical pianist · b. 1970

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	7	#2,154
1913	13	#1,550
1914	14	#1,733
1915	21	#1,535
1916	17	#1,816
1917	17	#1,868
1918	18	#1,865
1919	20	#1,732
1920	6	#4,072
1921	13	#2,445
1922	14	#2,297
1923	12	#2,534
1924	11	#2,755
1925	15	#2,138
1926	16	#2,035
1927	10	#2,820
1928	14	#2,219
1929	15	#2,058
1930	10	#2,706
1931	14	#2,057
1932	12	#2,263
1933	7	#3,161
1934	8	#2,853
1935	7	#3,129
1936	8	#2,754
1937	13	#2,048
1938	13	#2,047
1939	19	#1,560
1940	16	#1,770
1941	13	#2,051
1942	18	#1,710
1943	17	#1,802
1944	13	#2,044
1945	17	#1,668
1946	20	#1,624
1947	21	#1,681
1948	23	#1,540
1949	38	#1,155
1950	40	#1,136
1951	20	#1,710
1952	34	#1,285
1953	46	#1,084
1954	46	#1,108
1955	43	#1,145
1956	44	#1,149
1957	58	#1,000
1958	48	#1,109
1959	61	#989
1960	78	#863
1961	77	#872
1962	77	#865
1963	86	#819
1964	80	#852
1965	83	#810
1966	72	#858
1967	96	#755
1968	102	#739
1969	135	#681
1970	157	#654
1971	114	#769
1972	109	#764
1973	95	#814
1974	97	#818
1975	109	#799
1976	90	#881
1977	82	#947
1978	124	#758
1979	181	#638
1980	169	#664
1981	154	#699
1982	164	#680
1983	136	#740
1984	112	#829
1985	110	#864
1986	113	#855
1987	97	#957
1988	94	#1,009
1989	81	#1,192
1990	87	#1,169
1991	97	#1,115
1992	79	#1,278
1993	75	#1,317
1994	84	#1,279
1995	81	#1,309
1996	89	#1,252
1997	81	#1,371
1998	91	#1,310
1999	114	#1,154
2000	126	#1,118
2001	120	#1,155
2002	101	#1,322
2003	138	#1,116
2004	114	#1,307
2005	152	#1,087
2006	135	#1,245
2007	128	#1,329
2008	140	#1,246
2009	175	#1,068
2010	176	#1,093
2011	185	#1,029
2012	179	#1,063
2013	195	#1,006
2014	205	#1,007
2015	187	#1,063
2016	214	#966
2017	218	#956
2018	207	#1,003
2019	205	#1,015
2020	245	#913
2021	221	#995
2022	290	#840
2023	279	#859
2024	250	#925