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Leif

boy name · Scandinavian origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

descendant, heir (Norse, as in explorer Leif Erikson)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Leif peaked in the 1970s.

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