Lieutenant vs Lief

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

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Lieutenant

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Lief

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lieutenant Lief
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, 1912–1965.

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