Lief vs Lieutenant

Side-by-side comparison of Lief and Lieutenant — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lief

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Name B

Lieutenant

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Metric Lief Lieutenant
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 279 199
Peak Year 1999 1917
Peak Year Births 12 12
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Lief Lieutenant
1910ss — 36
1920ss — 50
1930ss — 27
1940ss 6 49
1950ss 16 24
1960ss 43 13
1970ss 66 —
1980ss 46 —
1990ss 38 —
2000ss 31 —
2010ss 14 —
2020ss 19 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lief Lieutenant
2017 7 —
2022 8 —
2023 11 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1948–2023.

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