Leif
LAYF (Swedish), LIFE (Norwegian, Danish) LEEF (English)
Swedish; Danish; Norwegian
"heir, descendant"
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The name Leif is currently ranked #925 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.
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- Leif Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Leif
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# 925 in the US
Leif Rank in US Top 1000
# 356 on Nameberry
Leif Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Leif
20 Names Similar to Leif
These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Leif.
- Asa
- Bastian
- Stellan
- Finnian
- Bellamy
- Oren
- Odin
- Ansel
- Sylvan
- Finnick
- Hawthorne
- Ira
- Rafe
- Elio
- Juno
- Lev
- Linden
- Auden
- Marlowe
- Roscoe
Famous People Named Leif
- Leif EriksonIcelandic 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 EngerAmerican novelist
- Leif MansonAmerican reality TV personality ("Survivor: One World")
- Leif HosteBelgian cyclist
- George Livingston "Leif" ShirasAmerican tennis player
- Leif Ove AndsnesNorwegian pianist
- Leif CoorlimAmerican journalist
- Leif ReidAmerican lawyer; son of politician U.S. politician Harry Reid
- Leif Albert Lotman (b. 2016)son of volleyball player Paul Lotman
- Leif Ostrumson of actor Peter Ostrum
The name Leif in Pop Culture
- Leif ( Reiji in JP ) the Slotha garden shop owner from the Animal Crossing games.
- Leifcharacter in 'Arcadia' by Lauren Groff.
- Leif Bornewell IIIa character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome To The Wayne"
- Leifcharacter in NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"
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