Given name & surname
Laif
“one who is on time”·“a beloved heir”
Laif is a variant of Lafe. One American interpretation is “one who is on time.” Laif is a variant of Leif. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a beloved heir.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laif is a variant of Lafe. One American interpretation is “one who is on time.” Laif is a variant of Leif. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a beloved heir.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laif is a variant of Lafe. An origin associated with Lafe is American. Laif is a variant of Leif. An origin associated with Leif is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laif through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 32 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1980.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laif’s family of names
Laif has a related form in Leif. Laif has a related form in Lafe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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