Leaf — boys' name

What the Data Says About Leaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Leaf between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leaf currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leaf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leaf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leaf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 134 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.