Levin
Levin was the 3023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 936th; the most babies were born in 2011 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 456 places. More babies were named Levin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,023 boys, up 153 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,698babies recorded
Levin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,023 | 41 |
| 2020 | #3,176 | 36 |
| 2010 | #2,665 | 46 |
| 2000 | #4,708 | 16 |
| 1990 | #4,307 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,015 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,192 | 10 |
| 1960 | #2,988 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,982 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,172 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,692 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Levin, counting every spelling?
Levin is a spelling of Levon, a name family that ranked #1,195 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,023 for Levin on its own. Together these spellings went to 157 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levon | 102 | #1,648 | 522 |
| Levin | 41 | #3,023 | 218 |
| Leven | 6 | #11,462 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Levin?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Levin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Levin 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Levin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Levin?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Levin are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 34. That makes Levin mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Levin by state
How common Levin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Levin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Levin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Levin
How popular is the name Levin?
Levin was the 3023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 936th; the most babies were born in 2011 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 456 places. More babies were named Levin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Levin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Levin in the US.
Where is Levin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Levin was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and New York.