Liev vs Lief

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

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Liev

Boy name · Rank #4171

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Lief

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Metric Liev Lief
Current Rank #4171 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 501 279
Peak Year 2016 1999
Peak Year Births 58 12
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2007 1948

Births by Decade

Decade Liev Lief
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 43
1970ss — 66
1980ss — 46
1990ss — 38
2000ss 20 31
2010ss 363 14
2020ss 118 19

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Liev Lief
2014 40 —
2015 44 —
2016 58 —
2017 41 7
2018 42 —
2019 32 —
2020 31 —
2021 19 —
2022 23 8
2023 19 11
2024 26 —

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, 2007–2024.

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