US rank #4726 Boys' name Peak 2023 419 births

Leib — #4726 US boys' name

419 babies named Leib in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s111970s61980s251990s312000s1122010s1182020s104
#4726
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Leib was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

25 babies were named Leib in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leib

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Leib between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leib currently holds the #4726 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leib performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leib shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 222 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leib in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leib 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 419 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.

Leib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

419

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2023

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,726

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
25
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Leib by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
118 births that decade — 28% of Leib's all-time total
1950s121960s111970s61980s251990s312000s1122010s1182020s104

Leib by state

Where Leib concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
222 53.0%
New York share of Leib's total US births 53.0%

222 of 419 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leib?
419 babies have been named Leib since 1958. It currently ranks #4726 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 25 births.
When was Leib most popular?
Leib was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Leib most popular?
The top states for the name Leib are New York (222 births).
How long has the name Leib been used?
Leib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leif, Leighton, Leigh, Leith, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.