Name meaning & stats
Leif
Leif means “heir” (Scandinavian origin). 9,638 US babies since 1940, peak 2022.
What it means
“heir”
ScandinavianWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
9,638 US babies were named Leif between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Leif (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 88% of the family
- Leif 88%
- Liev 5%
- Lyfe 4%
- Lief 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)