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Leib

/ˈlib/ · 100% boys · 29 born in 2025

Leib has been given to about 448 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlib/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 432
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leib per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 29
  • Born in 202529
  • All time448

How popular is Leib?

Its best year was 2025, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 3815th. The typical living American called Leib is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Leib

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leif0.71
  2. Lewis0.60
  3. Levi0.53
  4. Lennie0.53
  5. Leslie0.47
  6. Lee0.45
  7. Luis0.45
  8. Leo0.45

Middle names for Leib

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leib Thomas0.74
  2. Leib James0.74
  3. Leib Cole0.73
  4. Leib Miles0.70
  5. Leib Wilder0.69
  6. Leib Paul0.55

Sibling names for Leib

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.88
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.87
  3. Keziahsister · 0.86
  4. Bryerbrother · 0.86
  5. Soleilsister · 0.86
  6. Alarasister · 0.85

Where Leib is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leib Evans0.73
  2. Leib Edwards0.73
  3. Leib Anderson0.73
  4. Leib Allen0.73
  5. Leib Adams0.73
  6. Leib Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Leib

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Leib across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.