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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #15 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 95 boysAKMaine: #10 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 93 boysMEVermont: #8 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 63 boysVTNew Hampshire: #15 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 109 boysNHWashington: #14 for boys · 223 births · 1 in 146 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 132 boysIDMontana: #17 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 117 boysMTNorth Dakota: #13 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 110 boysNDMinnesota: #8 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 122 boysMNIllinois: #23 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 187 boysILWisconsin: #8 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 121 boysWIMichigan: #11 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 138 boysMINew York: #24 for boys · 440 births · 1 in 197 boysNYMassachusetts: #28 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 166 boysMARhode Island: #15 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 105 boysRIOregon: #21 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 158 boysORNevada: #13 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 132 boysNVWyoming: #34 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 106 boysWYSouth Dakota: #15 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 132 boysSDIowa: #22 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 168 boysIAIndiana: #16 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 157 boysINOhio: #21 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 175 boysOHPennsylvania: #9 for boys · 391 births · 1 in 134 boysPANew Jersey: #38 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 205 boysNJConnecticut: #41 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 190 boysCTCalifornia: #16 for boys · 1,185 births · 1 in 152 boysCAUtah: #18 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 154 boysUTColorado: #19 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 163 boysCONebraska: #18 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 154 boysNEMissouri: #18 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 159 boysMOKentucky: #9 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 110 boysKYWest Virginia: #12 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 117 boysWVVirginia: #11 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 146 boysVAMaryland: #19 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 169 boysMDDelaware: #17 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 116 boysDEArizona: #14 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 145 boysAZNew Mexico: #7 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 96 boysNMKansas: #24 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 165 boysKSArkansas: #26 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 176 boysARTennessee: #13 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 137 boysTNNorth Carolina: #10 for boys · 379 births · 1 in 135 boysNCSouth Carolina: #14 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 153 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #64 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 200 boysDCOklahoma: #16 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 166 boysOKLouisiana: #9 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 150 boysLAMississippi: #13 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 143 boysMSAlabama: #14 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 160 boysALGeorgia: #18 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 189 boysGAHawaii: #8 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 92 boysHITexas: #14 for boys · 1,045 births · 1 in 171 boysTXFlorida: #12 for boys · 637 births · 1 in 150 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#7 · 1 in 96
  2. Vermont#8 · 1 in 63
  3. Hawaii#8 · 1 in 92
  4. Wisconsin#8 · 1 in 121
  5. Minnesota#8 · 1 in 122

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#7681 in 96
Hawaii#8311 in 92
Minnesota#81981 in 122
Vermont#8181 in 63
Wisconsin#81951 in 121
Kentucky#91851 in 110
Louisiana#91311 in 150
Pennsylvania#93911 in 134
Maine#10401 in 93
North Carolina#103791 in 135
Michigan#112901 in 138
Virginia#112591 in 146
Florida#126371 in 150
West Virginia#12541 in 117
Mississippi#13771 in 143
Nevada#13851 in 132
North Dakota#13301 in 110
Tennessee#132651 in 137
Alabama#141371 in 160
Arizona#142291 in 145
South Carolina#141371 in 153
Texas#141,0451 in 171
Washington#142231 in 146
Alaska#15241 in 95
New Hampshire#15401 in 109
Rhode Island#15301 in 105
South Dakota#15281 in 132
California#161,1851 in 152
Idaho#16631 in 132
Indiana#162041 in 157
Oklahoma#161061 in 166
Delaware#17261 in 116
Montana#17311 in 117
Georgia#182701 in 189
Missouri#181731 in 159
Nebraska#18561 in 154
Utah#181251 in 154
Colorado#191601 in 163
Maryland#191381 in 169
Ohio#213011 in 175
Oregon#21941 in 158
Iowa#22821 in 168
Illinois#232691 in 187
Kansas#24821 in 165
New York#244401 in 197
Arkansas#26711 in 176
Massachusetts#281631 in 166
Wyoming#34111 in 106
New Jersey#381951 in 205
Connecticut#41701 in 190
District of Columbia#64141 in 200

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 2024

girls
#2,559
69 births · 1 in 23,481 girls
boys
#12
9,555 births · 1 in 180 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #2,559Levi69

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #12Levi9,555
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 23,481 of them was named Levi, which outranked 85.6% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #2,533Yailin70
  2. #2,533Zissy70
  3. #2,533Ziyah70
  4. #2,559Levi69
  5. #2,559Angeli69
  6. #2,559Aniston69
  7. #2,559Avia69
  8. #2,585Anny68
  9. #2,585Arina68
  10. #2,585Cristal68

Tied with 25 names at #2,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

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

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 180 of them was named Levi, which outranked 99.9% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #9Lucas10,743
  2. #10William10,647
  3. #11Benjamin9,865
  4. #12Levi9,555
  5. #13Ezra8,822
  6. #14Sebastian8,593
  7. #15Jack8,472
Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

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

See the top 100 for 2024 →