LAYF (Swedish), LIFE (Norwegian, Danish) LEEF (English)
Leif
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About Leif
The name Leif is currently ranked #917 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #638 in 1979. The name is most popular in LEIF, LEIF, and LEIF. Leif is occasionally used for girls in 1981.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,007 | 205 | 106.7 |
| 2015 | #1,063 | 187 | 97.6 |
| 2016 | #966 | 214 | 112.8 |
| 2017 | #956 | 218 | 117.8 |
| 2018 | #1,003 | 207 | 114 |
| 2019 | #1,015 | 205 | 114.3 |
| 2020 | #913 | 245 | 141.9 |
| 2021 | #995 | 221 | 126.3 |
| 2022 | #840 | 290 | 166.1 |
| 2023 | #859 | 279 | 163.1 |
| 2024 | #925 | 250 | 145.1 |
| 2025 | #917 | 257 | 150.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Leifs
- Leif Erikson
Icelandic explorer; first European to arrive in the New World
- Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson)
American actor
- Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik)
American actor and singer
- Leif Enger
American novelist
- Leif Manson
American reality TV personality ("Survivor: One World")
- Leif Hoste
Belgian cyclist
- George Livingston "Leif" Shiras
American tennis player
- Leif Ove Andsnes
Norwegian pianist
- Leif Coorlim
American journalist
- Leif Reid
American lawyer; son of politician U.S. politician Harry Reid
- Leif Albert Lotman (b. 2016)
son of volleyball player Paul Lotman
- Leif Ostrum
son of actor Peter Ostrum
Leif in pop culture
- Leif ( Reiji in JP ) the Sloth
a garden shop owner from the Animal Crossing games.
- Leif
character in 'Arcadia' by Lauren Groff.
- Leif Bornewell III
a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome To The Wayne"
- Leif
character in NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"
