Leif

Where Leif comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Leif.

Leif through the years
  1. 972
    Leif Erikson born
    norse explorer
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,045 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1944
    Leif Segerstam born
    Finnish conductor and composer
  4. 1979
    Peak, #638
    181 babies named Leif, its best rank.
  5. 1989
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,184.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Leif Erikson · norse explorer, 972–1020
  • Leif Segerstam · Finnish conductor and composer, 1944–2024
  • Leif Ove Andsnes · Norwegian pianist, born 1970
  • Leif Erickson · American actor, 1911–1986
  • Leif G. W. Persson · Swedish criminologist and writer, born 1945

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.