Lief is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Lief across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lief has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 279 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lief per year, United States (1948 to 2023). United States peaked in 1999 (12/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (3/yr).
Lief is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1999, when it ranked #13,086 nationally (given to 12 babies that year).
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