Boys' name · since 1971
Lev
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,999 babies named Lev, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,999
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lev is the #1000 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,999 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lev has been recorded 2,999 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #1000 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,999 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lev ranks #2,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,999 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,999
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lev's 2,999 recorded births place it above 94.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lev compares
2,999 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lev's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,999 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 227 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lev splits its recorded history at 2002: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 227 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lev popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 227
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Lev popularity over time - girls
84 total births recorded since 2010 (Lev as girls' name)
Lev by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,254 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Lev's strongest decade.
1,254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 317
2000s
317 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,254 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,254 births (42% of all-time use).
How Lev compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lev's total volume
Lev by state
Where Lev concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 592 | 19.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 455 | 15.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 283 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 84 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 81 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 80 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 79 | 2.6% |
592 of 2,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Lev appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lev's data
- Lev's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,254 total births) through the 2020s (1,239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Levs (592 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lev draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.