Recorded 1917–1993 Boys' name Peak 1951 189 births

Levander — boys' name

189 babies named Levander in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121930s171940s271950s461960s281970s51980s321990s17
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Levander was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

11 babies were named Levander in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levander

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Levander between 1917 and 1993, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Levander currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levander performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Levander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levander 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 189 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.

Levander at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

189

Since 1917

77 years of records

Peak year

1951

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1917

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1993

Levander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1917

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1951)
11
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
4681012 199319881981196119551950194319341917 5

Levander by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
46 births that decade — 24% of Levander's all-time total
1910s51920s121930s171940s271950s461960s281970s51980s321990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levander?
189 babies have been named Levander since 1917. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1951 with 11 births.
When was Levander most popular?
Levander was most popular in the 1950s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Levander been used?
Levander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 77 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Levander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Levi, Levon, Levy, Lev, 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, 1917–1993 (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.