US rank #1040 Boys' name Peak 2022 2,770 births

Lev — #1040 US boys' name

2,770 babies named Lev in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s371990s1122000s3172010s12542020s1010
#1040
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lev was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

219 babies were named Lev in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lev

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,770 babies named Lev between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lev currently holds the #1040 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 219 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lev performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lev shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 547 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lev in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lev in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,770 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lev at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,770

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2022

219 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,040

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lev popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
219
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
-50050100150200250 202420182012200620001994198519771971 5

Lev popularity over time — girls

75 total births recorded since 2010 (Lev as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 75 births
4681012 2024202320222021202020192018201720142010 6

Lev by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,254 births that decade — 45% of Lev's all-time total
1970s401980s371990s1122000s3172010s12542020s1010

Lev by state

Where Lev concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lev
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
547 19.7%
#2 New York
413 14.9%
#3 Florida
257 9.3%
#4 Illinois
78 2.8%
#5 New Jersey
74 2.7%
#6 Washington
74 2.7%
#7 Massachusetts
73 2.6%
#8 Texas
71 2.6%
California share of Lev's total US births 19.7%
Even split

547 of 2,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lev appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lev?
2,770 babies have been named Lev since 1971. It currently ranks #1040 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 219 births.
When was Lev most popular?
Lev was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,254 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Lev most popular?
The top states for the name Lev are California (547 births), New York (413 births), Florida (257 births).
How long has the name Lev been used?
Lev has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lev?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Levi, Levon, Levy, Levar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.