boy's name
Leiby
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 184
Leiby is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Leiby over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 98 |
How popular is Leiby?
In 2025, Leiby was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leiby is used
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 Leiby
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leiby also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leiby over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leiby
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leiby — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leiby
How popular is the name Leiby?
In 2025, Leiby was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leiby a girl's or a boy's name?
Leiby is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Leiby?
Leiby has 2 syllables.
When was Leiby most popular?
Leiby peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leiby a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leiby currently ranks #3,958 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.