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
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 9,869 births
- Debut · boys
- 112 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 215,013since 1880
Levi over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,485 | 71 | #12 | 9,642 |
| 2024 | #2,559 | 69 | #12 | 9,555 |
| 2023 | #2,730 | 63 | #12 | 9,399 |
| 2022 | #2,604 | 67 | #12 | 9,869 |
| 2021 | #2,266 | 81 | #12 | 9,559 |
| 2020 | #2,257 | 79 | #18 | 9,098 |
| 2019 | #2,272 | 80 | #25 | 9,066 |
| 2018 | #3,158 | 51 | #33 | 8,540 |
| 2017 | #2,964 | 55 | #35 | 8,478 |
| 2016 | #2,697 | 64 | #42 | 8,118 |
| 2015 | #2,927 | 59 | #42 | 8,337 |
| 2014 | #3,425 | 46 | #45 | 8,081 |
| 2013 | #2,973 | 56 | #49 | 7,449 |
| 2012 | #3,419 | 47 | #55 | 7,244 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #66 | 6,661 |
| 2010 | #4,860 | 29 | #70 | 6,027 |
| 2009 | #4,931 | 29 | #85 | 5,026 |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #116 | 3,702 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #131 | 3,216 |
| 2006 | #4,953 | 28 | #133 | 3,030 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #141 | 2,765 |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | #153 | 2,625 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #166 | 2,374 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #164 | 2,342 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #171 | 2,197 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #172 | 2,200 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #170 | 2,171 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #158 | 2,177 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #156 | 2,225 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | #163 | 2,127 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #154 | 2,267 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #157 | 2,105 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #162 | 1,978 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #166 | 1,914 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #186 | 1,725 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #180 | 1,719 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #169 | 1,783 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #174 | 1,611 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #193 | 1,393 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #209 | 1,162 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #209 | 1,146 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #219 | 1,033 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #232 | 961 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #213 | 1,136 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #182 | 1,366 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #226 | 1,057 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #233 | 963 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #326 | 536 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #368 | 445 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #373 | 420 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #395 | 393 |
| 1974 | — | #477 | 278 | |
| 1973 | — | #542 | 207 | |
| 1972 | — | #549 | 211 | |
| 1971 | — | #582 | 198 | |
| 1970 | — | #678 | 147 | |
| 1969 | — | #685 | 133 | |
| 1968 | — | #645 | 138 | |
| 1967 | — | #613 | 150 | |
| 1966 | — | #610 | 148 | |
| 1965 | — | #721 | 106 | |
| 1964 | — | #615 | 162 | |
| 1963 | — | #631 | 154 | |
| 1962 | — | #604 | 164 | |
| 1961 | — | #608 | 170 | |
| 1960 | — | #587 | 176 | |
| 1959 | — | #575 | 185 | |
| 1958 | — | #574 | 182 | |
| 1957 | — | #579 | 177 | |
| 1956 | — | #530 | 198 | |
| 1955 | — | #509 | 208 | |
| 1954 | — | #496 | 214 | |
| 1953 | — | #504 | 192 | |
| 1952 | — | #469 | 218 | |
| 1951 | — | #444 | 231 | |
| 1950 | — | #485 | 192 | |
| 1949 | — | #496 | 177 | |
| 1948 | — | #486 | 187 | |
| 1947 | — | #496 | 184 | |
| 1946 | — | #485 | 174 | |
| 1945 | — | #444 | 179 | |
| 1944 | — | #449 | 183 | |
| 1943 | — | #466 | 177 | |
| 1942 | — | #457 | 182 | |
| 1941 | — | #458 | 167 | |
| 1940 | — | #453 | 164 | |
| 1939 | — | #442 | 166 | |
| 1938 | — | #400 | 201 | |
| 1937 | — | #436 | 168 | |
| 1936 | — | #430 | 169 | |
| 1935 | — | #403 | 183 | |
| 1934 | — | #395 | 196 | |
| 1933 | — | #418 | 169 | |
| 1932 | — | #407 | 192 | |
| 1931 | — | #395 | 202 | |
| 1930 | — | #421 | 196 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #390 | 222 |
| 1928 | — | #434 | 189 | |
| 1927 | — | #370 | 250 | |
| 1926 | — | #368 | 251 | |
| 1925 | — | #392 | 232 | |
| 1924 | — | #404 | 230 | |
| 1923 | — | #388 | 233 | |
| 1922 | — | #369 | 264 | |
| 1921 | — | #369 | 270 | |
| 1920 | — | #375 | 255 | |
| 1919 | — | #334 | 285 | |
| 1918 | — | #371 | 251 | |
| 1917 | — | #398 | 203 | |
| 1916 | — | #377 | 214 | |
| 1915 | — | #365 | 218 | |
| 1914 | — | #329 | 193 | |
| 1913 | — | #353 | 137 | |
| 1912 | — | #355 | 116 | |
| 1911 | — | #281 | 87 | |
| 1910 | — | #299 | 69 | |
| 1909 | — | #243 | 82 | |
| 1908 | — | #245 | 75 | |
| 1907 | — | #269 | 61 | |
| 1906 | — | #263 | 56 | |
| 1905 | — | #246 | 63 | |
| 1904 | — | #228 | 68 | |
| 1903 | — | #219 | 68 | |
| 1902 | — | #250 | 55 | |
| 1901 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1900 | — | #199 | 95 | |
| 1899 | — | #208 | 63 | |
| 1898 | — | #224 | 61 | |
| 1897 | — | #218 | 59 | |
| 1896 | — | #219 | 68 | |
| 1895 | — | #199 | 72 | |
| 1894 | — | #205 | 68 | |
| 1893 | — | #193 | 75 | |
| 1892 | — | #198 | 77 | |
| 1891 | — | #186 | 68 | |
| 1890 | — | #180 | 74 | |
| 1889 | — | #156 | 88 | |
| 1888 | — | #164 | 91 | |
| 1887 | — | #168 | 75 | |
| 1886 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1885 | — | #167 | 79 | |
| 1884 | — | #150 | 91 | |
| 1883 | — | #153 | 85 | |
| 1882 | — | #132 | 105 | |
| 1881 | — | #116 | 104 | |
| 1880 | — | #118 | 112 | |
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 2007
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#39 · 1 in 135
- North Dakota#52 · 1 in 153
- South Dakota#54 · 1 in 179
- Montana#57 · 1 in 180
- Alaska#60 · 1 in 192
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #39 | 67 | 1 in 135 |
| North Dakota | #52 | 23 | 1 in 153 |
| South Dakota | #54 | 24 | 1 in 179 |
| Montana | #57 | 23 | 1 in 180 |
| Alaska | #60 | 18 | 1 in 192 |
| Indiana | #67 | 157 | 1 in 250 |
| Iowa | #72 | 63 | 1 in 264 |
| Kansas | #74 | 68 | 1 in 253 |
| Arkansas | #75 | 57 | 1 in 278 |
| Wyoming | #77 | 10 | 1 in 212 |
| Minnesota | #82 | 96 | 1 in 317 |
| Missouri | #84 | 113 | 1 in 310 |
| Idaho | #85 | 32 | 1 in 293 |
| Oregon | #85 | 67 | 1 in 305 |
| Pennsylvania | #90 | 166 | 1 in 390 |
| Washington | #90 | 102 | 1 in 364 |
| Nebraska | #92 | 34 | 1 in 314 |
| Oklahoma | #93 | 66 | 1 in 330 |
| Wisconsin | #93 | 80 | 1 in 373 |
| Kentucky | #94 | 73 | 1 in 331 |
| Tennessee | #94 | 99 | 1 in 390 |
| Michigan | #99 | 127 | 1 in 421 |
| Mississippi | #105 | 36 | 1 in 457 |
| Maine | #106 | 14 | 1 in 386 |
| Vermont | #108 | 6 | 1 in 337 |
| Alabama | #110 | 56 | 1 in 448 |
| New Hampshire | #110 | 13 | 1 in 421 |
| Ohio | #113 | 135 | 1 in 487 |
| Georgia | #115 | 123 | 1 in 513 |
| Colorado | #119 | 64 | 1 in 470 |
| North Carolina | #125 | 105 | 1 in 535 |
| South Carolina | #130 | 41 | 1 in 560 |
| Virginia | #132 | 70 | 1 in 633 |
| Utah | #136 | 49 | 1 in 486 |
| New Mexico | #169 | 17 | 1 in 675 |
| Florida | #172 | 119 | 1 in 875 |
| Hawaii | #175 | 8 | 1 in 613 |
| Louisiana | #177 | 33 | 1 in 785 |
| Texas | #186 | 239 | 1 in 796 |
| Arizona | #204 | 50 | 1 in 906 |
| Illinois | #206 | 76 | 1 in 1,017 |
| New York | #210 | 90 | 1 in 1,231 |
| California | #226 | 221 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Nevada | #236 | 16 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Maryland | #251 | 21 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Massachusetts | #289 | 16 | 1 in 2,052 |
| New Jersey | #370 | 19 | 1 in 2,465 |
| Connecticut | #443 | 5 | 1 in 3,317 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #12 (9,869 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 177 boys born in 2022 were named Levi (0.57%)
- Latest: 1 in 177 boys born in 2025 (0.56%)
- 36.3% of all boys named Levi (78,001) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1881) → #721 (1965) → #12 (2022)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 927 | #116 (1881) | #146 |
| 1890s | 685 | #180 (1890) | #203 |
| 1900s | 664 | #199 (1900) | #243 |
| 1910s | 1,773 | #281 (1911) | #346 |
| 1920s | 2,396 | #368 (1926) | #386 |
| 1930s | 1,842 | #395 (1931) | #415 |
| 1940s | 1,774 | #444 (1945) | #469 |
| 1950s | 1,997 | #444 (1951) | #517 |
| 1960s | 1,501 | #587 (1960) | #632 |
| 1970s | 3,798 | #233 (1979) | #452 |
| 1980s | 12,648 | #169 (1989) | #203 |
| 1990s | 20,408 | #154 (1995) | #165 |
| 2000s | 29,477 | #85 (2009) | #143 |
| 2010s | 78,001 | #25 (2019) | #46 |
| 2020s | 57,122 | #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 2007
Top girls' names in 2007
Top boys' names in 2007
More about 2007
girls
1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 128,174 of them was named Levi, which outranked 60.7% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,733Zamia16
- #7,733Zynia16
- #7,733Zyniah16
- #8,098Levi15
- #8,098Aaleah15
- #8,098Aamori15
- #8,098Abena15
- #8,520Aaminah14
- #8,520Aarohi14
- #8,520Abryana14
Tied with 421 names at #8,098; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 645 of them was named Levi, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).