Liem vs Lief

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

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Liem

Boy name · Rank #5754

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Name B

Lief

Boy name

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Metric Liem Lief
Current Rank #5754 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 742 279
Peak Year 2011 1999
Peak Year Births 49 12
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1948

Births by Decade

Decade Liem Lief
1940s - 6
1950s - 16
1960s - 43
1970s - 66
1980s 25 46
1990s 58 38
2000s 150 31
2010s 378 14
2020s 131 19

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Liem Lief
2014 45 -
2015 41 -
2016 45 -
2017 34 7
2018 18 -
2019 23 -
2020 26 -
2021 22 -
2022 25 8
2023 20 11
2024 16 -
2025 22 -

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, 1981–2025.

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