Boys' name · since 1971
Leaf
Leaf has 134 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leaf is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 134 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Leaf recorded 134 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #15,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leaf ranks #15,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leaf's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leaf's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Leaf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Leaf's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Leaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Leaf's decade-level peak was the 2010s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leaf draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.