Leiby
A boys’ name of Yiddish origin, meaning dear, beloved; a form of Lieb.
Leiby by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Leiby. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leiby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leiblion; from Yiddish Leyb12 in the US (2017)
- Lennybrave lion; diminutive of Leonard370 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leroythe king224 in the US (2017)
- Leighmeadow or field59 in the US (2017)
- Leithwet, damp or grey; a place name4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lemmystrong man; a form of Lemuel15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Leiby, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leiby
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