Boys' name · since 1916
Levan
605 babies named Levan in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Levan is the #8993 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 605 recorded since 1916.
Levan has 605 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8993 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,038 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,993 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 605 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Levan ranks #7,038 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,993 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 605 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Levan's 605 recorded births place it above 84.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Levan compares
605 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Levan's all-time total is 64% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Levan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 605 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Levan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Levan's full recorded timeline at 1964, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Levan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Levan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (86 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Levan's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Levan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (14% of all-time use).
How Levan 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 Levan's total volume
Levan by state
Where Levan concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.8% |
11 of 605 births nationwide.
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What to do with Levan's data
- Levan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Levans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Levan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Levan 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.