Liev
Isaac Liev Schreiber is an American actor. He has received accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
Meaning & Origin of Liev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isaac Liev Schreiber is an American actor. He has received accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
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The Story of Liev
Liev first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 58 Lievs were born — ranking #2,278 that year. As of 2026, Liev ranks #4,625 for baby boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 546 Lievs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Liev
Liev is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 546 births in the dataset. Liev's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,278. Use the chart and map above to compare Liev's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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