Leif is an established variant of Levi that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Leif is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #917 for boy births in the United States (and #1,878 across all names), given to 257 babies. Leif was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 2022 (290 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 257 | 257 | — | #917 |
| 2024 | 250 | 250 | — | #928 |
| 2023 | 279 | 279 | — | #860 |
| 2022 | 290 | 290 | — | #841 |
| 2021 | 221 | 221 | — | #995 |
| 2020 | 245 | 245 | — | #914 |
| 2019 | 205 | 205 | — | #1,015 |
| 2018 | 207 | 207 | — | #1,003 |
| 2017 | 218 | 218 | — | #957 |
| 2016 | 214 | 214 | — | #966 |
| 2015 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,063 |
| 2014 | 205 | 205 | — | #1,007 |
| 2013 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,007 |
| 2012 | 179 | 179 | — | #1,063 |
| 2011 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,029 |
| 2010 | 176 | 176 | — | #1,093 |
| 2009 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,068 |
| 2008 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,247 |
| 2007 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,329 |
| 2006 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,245 |
| 2005 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,087 |
| 2004 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,307 |
| 2003 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,116 |
| 2002 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,322 |
| 2001 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 126 | 126 | — | #1,118 |
| 1999 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,154 |
| 1998 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,310 |
| 1997 | 81 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1996 | 89 | — | — | #1,252 |
| 1995 | 81 | — | — | #1,309 |
| 1994 | 84 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1993 | 75 | — | — | #1,317 |
| 1992 | 79 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1991 | 97 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1990 | 87 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1989 | 81 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1988 | 94 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1987 | 97 | — | — | #957 |
| 1986 | 113 | — | — | #855 |
| 1985 | 110 | — | — | #864 |
| 1984 | 113 | — | — | #825 |
| 1983 | 136 | — | — | #740 |
| 1982 | 164 | — | — | #680 |
| 1981 | 159 | — | #11,330 | #699 |
| 1980 | 169 | — | — | #664 |
| 1979 | 181 | — | — | #638 |
| 1978 | 124 | — | — | #759 |
| 1977 | 82 | — | — | #946 |
| 1976 | 90 | — | — | #881 |
| 1975 | 109 | — | — | #799 |
| 1974 | 97 | — | — | #818 |
| 1973 | 95 | — | — | #814 |
| 1972 | 109 | — | — | #763 |
| 1971 | 114 | — | — | #769 |
| 1970 | 157 | — | — | #654 |
| 1969 | 135 | — | — | #681 |
| 1968 | 102 | — | — | #739 |
| 1967 | 96 | — | — | #755 |
| 1966 | 72 | — | — | #858 |
| 1965 | 83 | — | — | #810 |
| 1964 | 80 | — | — | #852 |
| 1963 | 86 | — | — | #818 |
| 1962 | 77 | — | — | #868 |
| 1961 | 77 | — | — | #871 |
| 1960 | 78 | — | — | #864 |
| 1959 | 61 | — | — | #989 |
| 1958 | 48 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1957 | 58 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1956 | 44 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1955 | 44 | — | — | #1,126 |
| 1954 | 46 | — | — | #1,108 |
| 1953 | 46 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | — | #1,665 |
| 1950 | 40 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1949 | 38 | — | — | #1,155 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | — | #1,681 |
| 1946 | 20 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | — | #1,802 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | — | #2,052 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1939 | 19 | — | — | #1,560 |
| 1938 | 13 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | — | #2,048 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,755 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,129 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,161 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,263 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,820 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #2,035 |
| 1925 | 15 | — | — | #2,138 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | — | #2,755 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | — | #2,534 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | — | #2,297 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,445 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #4,072 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | — | #1,865 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | — | #1,868 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | — | #1,535 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,154 |