Girls' name · since 1883
Leva
823 babies named Leva in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leva currently ranks #11962 among girls' names in America, with 823 babies recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Leva recorded 823 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #11962 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #8,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,962 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 823 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leva ranks #8,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,962 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 823 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leva's 823 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Leva compares
823 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Leva's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 823 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leva's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Leva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (187 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Leva's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Leva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 38
1880s
38 births
- 1890s
1890s
94 births
- 1900s
1900s
132 births
- 1910s
1910s
176 births
- 1920s
1920s
187 births
- 1930s
1930s
86 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 187 births (23% of all-time use).
How Leva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leva's total volume
Leva by state
Where Leva concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
13 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Leva's data
- Leva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Levas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Leva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Leva 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.