boy's name

Laif

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 38

Laif is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1980, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.

Laif over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

15
'80 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Laif by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 7
2000s 5
2010s 15
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Laif?

In 2023, Laif was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Laif is used

England & Wales #5,663 3 in 2023
United States #12,740 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Laif

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Laif also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laif over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Laif

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laif — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Laif

How popular is the name Laif?

In 2023, Laif was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Laif a girl's or a boy's name?

Laif is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Laif most popular?

Laif peaked in 1980, when 7 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.