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Leif

LAYF

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Old Norse 'leifr' meaning 'heir' or 'descendant'. Famous from Leif Erikson, Viking explorer who reached North America around 1000 AD, embodying adventure and discovery.”

Popularity Over Time

Leif US popularity rank over timeRank 4028 in 1920 to rank 638 in 1979. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#638#2333#4028191219401960198020002024

Currently ranked #925 in the United States.

Origin

NorseScandinavian

Syllables

1

Style

NatureStrongBoldTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Leif Erikson (Viking explorer)
  • Leif Garrett (actor/singer)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Scandinavian Names →

Similar Names

Levi

Hebrew Top 50

Leo

Latin Top 50

Liam

Germanic Top 10

Lars

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Astrid

Norse Beautiful But Not Top 100

Soren

Scandinavian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Saga

Norse Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Norse heritage with universal Scandinavian appeal

People Also Ask

Old Norse 'leifr' meaning 'heir' or 'descendant'. Famous from Leif Erikson, Viking explorer who reached North America around 1000 AD, embodying adventure and discovery.

Leif is currently ranked #925 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Leif works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Leif include Astrid, Soren, Saga.