How Many People Are Named Leif?
An estimated 8,884 people in the United States have the first name Leif. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Leif peaked in popularity in 2022 with 290 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leif 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 Leif paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,884
About 1 in 38,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2022
290 births
Total Registered
9,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leif
Leif is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,742 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Leif as a male name
Ranked #925 in 2024
250 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (290 births)
Leif as a female name
Ranked #11,328 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1981 (5 births)
Leif: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leif span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,971 babies were registered. While Leif is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leif by Decade
How has Leif 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.
Leif by State
Birth registrations for Leif span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Minnesota. The lowest are in Vermont, South Dakota, New Mexico. On average, about 135 Leifs were registered per state.
Leif + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leif
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leif: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leif?
We estimate approximately 8,884 people named Leif 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 38,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Leif a common name?
Leif is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leif most popular?
Leif reached peak popularity in 2022, when 290 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leif is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leif a male name?
Leif is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leif Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leif Smith, Leif Johnson, Leif 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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