Boy name Norse;Scandinavian origin Christian tradition

Leif

LAYF;LEEF · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Heir;descendant
Language
Norse;Scandinavian
Culture
Norse;Scandinavian
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Scandinavian · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#925
2024 births250
Peak year2022
First appeared1912
Total US births9,737
2022 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Leyf
In other languages
Leif (Norse)

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Notable people named Leif

Leif Erikson (Norse explorer)
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