Total births
235
Boys' name · since 1917
Leven
235 babies named Leven in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5695
- among boys today
- 235
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other boys
Leven currently ranks #5695 among boys' names in America, with 235 babies recorded since 1917.
Leven has 235 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5695 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #5695 among boys today
- 235 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
- 60% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Leven is currently the #5695 boys' name in America, more common than 60% of boys - 235 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5695
- among boys today
- 235
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other boys
Leven vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5695
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 60% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Leven was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
25 babies were named Leven in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Leven compares
235 41th percentile among 14,294 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
Leven's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leven | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 23 | 22,252 |
Leven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leven splits its recorded history at 2012: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leven at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#5,695
Active since
1917
Leven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Leven popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2013 (Leven as girls' name)
Leven by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Leven's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Leven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leven? ▼
235 babies have been named Leven since 1917. It currently ranks #5695 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 25 births.
When was Leven most popular? ▼
Leven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Leven been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leven since 1917 -- 109 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Leven? ▼
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.
What to do with Leven's data
- Leven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leven
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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, 1917–2025 (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. "Leven: #5695 Boys' Name - 235 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leven. 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 Leven 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.