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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981boysat 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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #67 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 287 boysAKMaine: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,172 boysMEVermont: #112 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 641 boysVTNew Hampshire: #126 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 boysNHWashington: #109 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 662 boysWAIdaho: #62 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 292 boysIDMontana: #42 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 138 boysMTNorth Dakota: #63 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 256 boysNDMinnesota: #117 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 864 boysMNIllinois: #274 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,287 boysILWisconsin: #135 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,194 boysWIMichigan: #163 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,339 boysMINew York: #300 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,640 boysNYMassachusetts: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,250 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedRIOregon: #87 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 456 boysORNevada: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 810 boysNVWyoming: #44 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 149 boysWYSouth Dakota: #91 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 452 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 546 boysIAIndiana: #136 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,084 boysINOhio: #148 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,241 boysOHPennsylvania: #188 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,720 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,565 boysCTCalifornia: #287 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 2,115 boysCAUtah: #85 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 432 boysUTColorado: #68 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 327 boysCONebraska: #93 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 515 boysNEMissouri: #100 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 621 boysMOKentucky: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,080 boysKYWest Virginia: #164 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,437 boysWVVirginia: #348 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,841 boysVAMaryland: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,455 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedDEArizona: #104 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 515 boysAZNew Mexico: #108 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 465 boysNMKansas: #76 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 371 boysKSArkansas: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 764 boysARTennessee: #313 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,238 boysTNNorth Carolina: #311 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,910 boysNCSouth Carolina: #326 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,639 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Levi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 736 boysOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,055 boysLAMississippi: #275 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,925 boysMSAlabama: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,291 boysALGeorgia: #243 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,678 boysGAHawaii: #262 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,364 boysHITexas: #281 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,836 boysTXFlorida: #281 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,171 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#42 · 1 in 138
  2. Wyoming#44 · 1 in 149
  3. Idaho#62 · 1 in 292
  4. North Dakota#63 · 1 in 256
  5. Alaska#67 · 1 in 287

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#42421 in 138
Wyoming#44271 in 149
Idaho#62281 in 292
North Dakota#63231 in 256
Alaska#67141 in 287
Colorado#68731 in 327
Kansas#76491 in 371
Utah#85441 in 432
Oregon#87441 in 456
Iowa#89401 in 546
South Dakota#91121 in 452
Nebraska#93241 in 515
Missouri#100591 in 621
Arizona#104451 in 515
New Mexico#108241 in 465
Washington#109481 in 662
Vermont#11251 in 641
Minnesota#117381 in 864
New Hampshire#12661 in 1,024
Oklahoma#134321 in 736
Wisconsin#135291 in 1,194
Arkansas#136201 in 764
Indiana#136371 in 1,084
Nevada#14171 in 810
Maine#14561 in 1,172
Ohio#148651 in 1,241
Michigan#163491 in 1,339
West Virginia#16491 in 1,437
Pennsylvania#188451 in 1,720
Kentucky#223131 in 2,080
Georgia#243241 in 1,678
Massachusetts#252111 in 3,250
Hawaii#26251 in 1,364
Illinois#274371 in 2,287
Mississippi#275101 in 1,925
Florida#281291 in 2,171
Texas#281751 in 1,836
California#287951 in 2,115
New York#300431 in 2,640
Connecticut#30451 in 3,565
North Carolina#311131 in 2,910
Tennessee#313101 in 3,238
Maryland#31571 in 3,455
South Carolina#32681 in 2,639
Virginia#34891 in 3,841
Alabama#35481 in 3,291
Louisiana#380121 in 3,055
Delaware
District of Columbia
New Jersey
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
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 1981

girls
#5,254
13 births · 1 in 128,312 girls
boys
#182
1,366 births · 1 in 1,311 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #5,254Levi13

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #182Levi1,366
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 128,312 of them was named Levi, which outranked 56.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #4,963Youa14
  2. #4,963Zaira14
  3. #4,963Zelma14
  4. #5,254Levi13
  5. #5,254Adonica13
  6. #5,254Adreanna13
  7. #5,254Adri13
  8. #5,571Abigayle12
  9. #5,571Adrean12
  10. #5,571Agustina12

Tied with 316 names at #5,254; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 3,850Tashina#4,743#893
  2. 2,742Krystle#3,215#473
  3. 1,800Tierra#2,342#542
  4. 1,398Martine#2,189#791
  5. 999Nereida#1,981#982
Fallers
  1. 764Kylene#990#1,754
  2. 607Renada#708#1,315
  3. 560Ashanti#822#1,382
  4. 399Renata#336#735
  5. 395Tracee#959#1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,311 of them was named Levi, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Levi
  1. #179Reginald1,409
  2. #180Noah1,400
  3. #181Ronnie1,370
  4. #182Levi1,366
  5. #183Jerome1,364
  6. #184Darrell1,361
  7. #185Clayton1,349
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 1,321Marchello#2,162#841
  2. 1,104Skylar#2,058#954
  3. 816Kellen#1,432#616
  4. 499Marcello#1,291#792
  5. 456Tyrel#1,089#633
Fallers
  1. 306Kenyatta#871#1,177
  2. 284Seneca#718#1,002
  3. 247Kimberly#989#1,236
  4. 216Chadd#927#1,143
  5. 214Levar#911#1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981