Lief
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #3,013 in 1973
0 babies were named Lief in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1948–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryLief first shows up in US birth records in 1948, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 77 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1973, when it reached #3,013.
About the name Lief
Lief is a boy name. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-ief”. US birth records list Lief for boys from 1948 to 2023, in 38 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked #3,013 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2023, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.7 | 588,235 boys |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1,298,701 boys |
| 1960s | 2.3 | 440,529 boys |
| 1970s | 4.0 | 248,139 boys |
| 1980s | 2.5 | 398,406 boys |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 512,821 boys |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 641,026 boys |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1,333,333 boys |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 363,636 boys |
Questions about the name Lief
Is Lief a boy or girl name?
Lief is a boy name.
How popular is the name Lief?
Lief is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2023. It peaked at #3,013 in 1973.