Liev
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning heart; lion; a form of Lev or Leo.
Babies a year
41
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Liev by the numbers
Liev was given to 41 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 58 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leo
Like Liev, each of these traces back to Leo: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Liolion; a short form of Leo9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonelion; a form of Leo or Leona4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leovannilion; a blended form of Leo and Giovanni11 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jameslion; form of Leo combined with James10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenosmooth, soft cloth; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jaylion; a form of Leo with Jay7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonciolion-like; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Liev. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Liev, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Liev
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