How Many People Are Named Leib?
An estimated 410 people in the United States have the first name Leib. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Leib peaked in popularity in 2023 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leib as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leib paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
410
About 1 in 835,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2023
25 births
Total Registered
419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leib
Leib is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 419 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Leib as a male name
Ranked #4,793 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (25 births)
Leib: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leib span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 118 babies were registered. Leib remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Leib by Decade
How has Leib tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leib by State
Leib + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leib as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leib
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leib: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leib?
We estimate approximately 410 people named Leib are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 835,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Leib a common name?
Leib is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leib most popular?
Leib reached peak popularity in 2023, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leib is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leib a male name?
Leib is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leib Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leib Smith, Leib Johnson, Leib Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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