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 #5731

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Name B

Lief

Boy name

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Metric Liem Lief
Current Rank #5731 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 719 279
Peak Year 2011 1999
Peak Year Births 49 12
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1948

Births by Decade

Decade Liem Lief
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 43
1970ss — 66
1980ss 25 46
1990ss 58 38
2000ss 150 31
2010ss 378 14
2020ss 108 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 21 —
2022 25 8
2023 20 11
2024 16 —

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, 1981–2024.

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