Recorded 1977–2022 Boys' name Peak 1977 2,017 births

Levar — boys' name

2,017 babies named Levar in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s9521980s5001990s1902000s2362010s1172020s22
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Levar was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

523 babies were named Levar in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levar

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,017 babies named Levar between 1977 and 2022, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Levar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 523 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levar performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 952 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Levar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 280 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Levar in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levar 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 2,017 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.

Levar at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,017

Since 1977

46 years of records

Peak year

1977

523 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1977

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2022

Levar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1977

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1977)
523
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-2000200400600 202220162010200419981992198619801977 523

Levar popularity over time — girls

9 total births recorded since 1977 (Levar as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 1977 9

Levar by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
952 births that decade — 47% of Levar's all-time total
1970s9521980s5001990s1902000s2362010s1172020s22

Levar by state

Where Levar concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Levar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
280 13.9%
#2 Illinois
121 6.0%
#3 Virginia
71 3.5%
#4 Louisiana
70 3.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
64 3.2%
#6 California
61 3.0%
#7 Florida
60 3.0%
#8 Texas
60 3.0%
New York share of Levar's total US births 13.9%
Even split

280 of 2,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Levar appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levar?
2,017 babies have been named Levar since 1977. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1977 with 523 births.
When was Levar most popular?
Levar was most popular in the 1970s decade with 952 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Levar most popular?
The top states for the name Levar are New York (280 births), Illinois (121 births), Virginia (71 births).
How long has the name Levar been used?
Levar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Levar?
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, 1977–2022 (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.