Leif
A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning heir, descendant.
How Leif has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #970 |
| 2017 | #954 |
| 2020 | #912 |
| 2021 | #993 |
| 2022 | #841 |
| 2023 | #860 |
| 2024 | #925 |
| 2025 | #917 |
Leif by the numbers
In 2025, 30 babies in England and Wales were named Leif. In the US, 217 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
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 Leif. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leif
Names that are said the same way as Leif, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Levheart32 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Leif, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amirprince or commander2,620 in the US (2017)
- Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
- Princetonprince's town; place name781 in the US (2017)
- Brendanprince; descendant of Brendan555 in the US (2017)
- Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
- Brendenprince or high noble; a form of Brendan204 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leif
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