Levi

#2,485 for girls in 2025, 71 births · #12 for boys in 2025, 9,642 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 9,869 births
Debut · boys
112 births
In top 100 · boys
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
215,013
since 1880

Levi over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,48571#129,642
2024#2,55969#129,555
2023#2,73063#129,399
2022#2,60467#129,869
2021#2,26681#129,559
2020#2,25779#189,098
2019#2,27280#259,066
2018#3,15851#338,540
2017#2,96455#358,478
2016#2,69764#428,118
2015#2,92759#428,337
2014#3,42546#458,081
2013#2,97356#497,449
2012#3,41947#557,244
2011#4,35333#666,661
2010#4,86029#706,027
2009#4,93129#855,026
2008#6,79919#1163,702
2007#8,09815#1313,216
2006#4,95328#1333,030
2005#7,50015#1412,765
2004#4,38731#1532,625
2003#8,50512#1662,374
2002#7,81613#1642,342
2001#7,72413#1712,197
2000#6,48716#1722,200
1999#6,83614#1702,171
1998#8,58410#1582,177
1997#7,74211#1562,225
1996#5,53117#1632,127
1995#10,5147#1542,267
1994#6,67213#1572,105
1993#8,7199#1621,978
1992#6,65213#1661,914
1991#7,98710#1861,725
1990#10,1937#1801,719
1989#6,95511#1691,783
1988#5,32115#1741,611
1987#5,07415#1931,393
1986#5,45913#2091,162
1985#6,03111#2091,146
1984#5,53912#2191,033
1983#5,82411#232961
1982#5,20913#2131,136
1981#5,25413#1821,366
1980#5,24513#2261,057
1979#5,09213#233963
1978#6,9488#326536
1977#9,6525#368445
1976#5,60110#373420
1975#7,9846#395393
1974—#477278
1973—#542207
1972—#549211
1971—#582198
1970—#678147
1969—#685133
1968—#645138
1967—#613150
1966—#610148
1965—#721106
1964—#615162
1963—#631154
1962—#604164
1961—#608170
1960—#587176
1959—#575185
1958—#574182
1957—#579177
1956—#530198
1955—#509208
1954—#496214
1953—#504192
1952—#469218
1951—#444231
1950—#485192
1949—#496177
1948—#486187
1947—#496184
1946—#485174
1945—#444179
1944—#449183
1943—#466177
1942—#457182
1941—#458167
1940—#453164
1939—#442166
1938—#400201
1937—#436168
1936—#430169
1935—#403183
1934—#395196
1933—#418169
1932—#407192
1931—#395202
1930—#421196
1929#4,0536#390222
1928—#434189
1927—#370250
1926—#368251
1925—#392232
1924—#404230
1923—#388233
1922—#369264
1921—#369270
1920—#375255
1919—#334285
1918—#371251
1917—#398203
1916—#377214
1915—#365218
1914—#329193
1913—#353137
1912—#355116
1911—#28187
1910—#29969
1909—#24382
1908—#24575
1907—#26961
1906—#26356
1905—#24663
1904—#22868
1903—#21968
1902—#25055
1901—#26741
1900—#19995
1899—#20863
1898—#22461
1897—#21859
1896—#21968
1895—#19972
1894—#20568
1893—#19375
1892—#19877
1891—#18668
1890—#18074
1889—#15688
1888—#16491
1887—#16875
1886—#13997
1885—#16779
1884—#15091
1883—#15385
1882—#132105
1881—#116104
1880—#118112
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Levi was already there! It came in at #118, and was given to 112 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 56 boys a year got the name.

Where Levi is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #105 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 500 boysAKMaine: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,463 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedNHWashington: #154 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,120 boysWAIdaho: #67 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 284 boysIDMontana: #61 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 223 boysMTNorth Dakota: #79 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 342 boysNDMinnesota: #134 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,128 boysMNIllinois: #295 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,558 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,417 boysWIMichigan: #179 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,416 boysMINew York: #342 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,246 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedRIOregon: #91 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 492 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedNVWyoming: #59 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 245 boysWYSouth Dakota: #79 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 350 boysSDIowa: #106 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 650 boysIAIndiana: #141 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,112 boysINOhio: #156 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,275 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,105 boysPANew Jersey: #512 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,390 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #348 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 3,078 boysCAUtah: #122 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 678 boysUTColorado: #99 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 529 boysCONebraska: #89 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 458 boysNEMissouri: #199 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,697 boysMOKentucky: #305 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,518 boysKYWest Virginia: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,679 boysWVVirginia: #266 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,396 boysVAMaryland: #331 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,816 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedDEArizona: #194 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,129 boysAZNew Mexico: #160 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 813 boysNMKansas: #109 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 581 boysKSArkansas: #159 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 949 boysARTennessee: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,243 boysTNNorth Carolina: #246 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,955 boysNCSouth Carolina: #295 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,287 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #140 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 860 boysOKLouisiana: #398 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,261 boysLAMississippi: #303 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,231 boysMSAlabama: #433 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,070 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,452 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedHITexas: #320 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 2,462 boysTXFlorida: #356 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,237 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#59 · 1 in 245
  2. Montana#61 · 1 in 223
  3. Idaho#67 · 1 in 284
  4. North Dakota#79 · 1 in 342
  5. South Dakota#79 · 1 in 350

Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#59151 in 245
Montana#61261 in 223
Idaho#67271 in 284
North Dakota#79161 in 342
South Dakota#79151 in 350
Nebraska#89261 in 458
Oregon#91381 in 492
Colorado#99471 in 529
Alaska#105101 in 500
Iowa#106311 in 650
Kansas#109301 in 581
Utah#122261 in 678
Minnesota#134281 in 1,128
Oklahoma#140281 in 860
Indiana#141341 in 1,112
Washington#154281 in 1,120
Ohio#156601 in 1,275
Arkansas#159161 in 949
Wisconsin#159241 in 1,417
New Mexico#160141 in 813
Maine#16551 in 1,463
Michigan#179451 in 1,416
West Virginia#17971 in 1,679
Arizona#194221 in 1,129
Missouri#199211 in 1,697
Pennsylvania#209361 in 2,105
North Carolina#246201 in 1,955
Tennessee#253141 in 2,243
Virginia#266151 in 2,396
Georgia#292171 in 2,452
Illinois#295321 in 2,558
South Carolina#29591 in 2,287
Mississippi#30381 in 2,231
Kentucky#30571 in 3,518
Texas#320581 in 2,462
Maryland#33171 in 3,816
New York#342361 in 3,246
California#348691 in 3,078
Florida#356221 in 3,237
Louisiana#398111 in 3,261
Alabama#43351 in 5,070
New Jersey#51261 in 7,390
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Levi
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • Held #12 since 2024
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#18 → #12)
  • 30 spots since 2015 (#42 → #12)
  • Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1966 (#721 → #610)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1965 (#615 → #721)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #12 (9,869 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 177
  • Highest: 1 in 177 boys born in 2022 were named Levi (0.57%)
  • Latest: 1 in 177 boys born in 2025 (0.56%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 36.3% of all boys named Levi (78,001) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #116 (1881) → #721 (1965) → #12 (2022)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s927#116 (1881)#146
1890s685#180 (1890)#203
1900s664#199 (1900)#243
1910s1,773#281 (1911)#346
1920s2,396#368 (1926)#386
1930s1,842#395 (1931)#415
1940s1,774#444 (1945)#469
1950s1,997#444 (1951)#517
1960s1,501#587 (1960)#632
1970s3,798#233 (1979)#452
1980s12,648#169 (1989)#203
1990s20,408#154 (1995)#165
2000s29,477#85 (2009)#143
2010s78,001#25 (2019)#46
2020s57,122#12 (2022)#13

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Levi in 1984

girls
#5,539
12 births · 1 in 140,318 girls
boys
#219
1,033 births · 1 in 1,747 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #5,539Levi12

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #219Levi1,033
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 140,318 of them was named Levi, which outranked 54.5% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #5,222Xochilt13
  2. #5,222Yoko13
  3. #5,222Zeinab13
  4. #5,539Levi12
  5. #5,539Abbigale12
  6. #5,539Adel12
  7. #5,539Adi12
  8. #5,899Abigal11
  9. #5,899Adreana11
  10. #5,899Aeisha11

Tied with 359 names at #5,539; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,747 of them was named Levi, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #216Tyrone1,059
  2. #217Leonard1,054
  3. #218Steve1,042
  4. #219Levi1,033
  5. #220Dale1,032
  6. #221Glenn1,023
  7. #222Ramon1,017
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →