Lev
Lev was the 1001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 227 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 294 places. More babies were named Lev in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,001 boys, up 108 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 227boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025227 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,083babies recorded
Lev popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 84 since 2010, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,001 | 227 |
| 2020 | #1,109 | 178 |
| 2010 | #1,993 | 69 |
| 2000 | #3,385 | 25 |
| 1990 | #6,878 | 7 |
| 1980 | #6,853 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lev, counting every spelling?
Lev has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #962 for boys in 2025, against #1,001 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lev?
227 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lev (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lev born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lev.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lev?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Lev are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Lev a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lev by state
How common Lev was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Florida (2.1×), California (2.0×), Washington (1.9×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lev: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lev, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lev
How popular is the name Lev?
Lev was the 1001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 227 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 294 places. More babies were named Lev in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lev a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lev in the US.
Where is Lev most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lev was most common in District of Columbia (0.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.