Total births
84
Unisex name · since 2012
Levee
84 babies named Levee in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9475
- among girls today
- 84
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Levee currently ranks #9475 among unisex names in America, with 84 babies recorded since 2012.
Levee has 84 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9475 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #9475 among girls today
- 84 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Levee is currently the #9475 unisex name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 84 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9475
- among girls today
- 84
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Levee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9475
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Levee was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
11 babies were named Levee in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Levee compares
84 21th percentile among 17,726 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
Levee's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Levee | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Levee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Levee's full recorded timeline at 2020, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Levee at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#9,475
Active since
2012
Levee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Levee popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 2018 (Levee as boys' name)
Levee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Levee's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Levee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Levee? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 84 babies named Levee. Today it holds rank #9475 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 11 births.
When was Levee most popular? ▼
Levee was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Levee a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Levee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 84 births, and as a boy's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Levee been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Levee since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Levee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Levi, Leva, Levina, Levada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Levee
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Levonia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Levee: #9475 Unisex Name - 84 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/levee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Levee 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 June 2026.