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Liev
OriginYiddish variation of Lev
Meaning"heart"
About Liev
Liev Schreiber's birth name is Isaac Liev, Liev after his mother's favorite Russia author, Leo Tolstoy. Though Liev is increasing in popularity in the secular world thanks to the actor, it originated as a Yiddish diminutive.
Pronounced lee-EV.
As of October 2026, Liev ranked #4972 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2295 in 2016.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,914 | 40 | 20.8 |
| 2015 | #2,748 | 44 | 23 |
| 2016 | #2,295 | 58 | 30.6 |
| 2017 | #2,926 | 41 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | #2,868 | 42 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | #3,531 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #3,540 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,523 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,137 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | #4,972 | 20 | 11.7 |
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- Isaac Liev Schreiber
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