US rank #5678 Boys' name Peak 2018 229 births

Leven — #5678 US boys' name

229 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.

1910s51920s121930s111940s61950s52000s342010s942020s62
#5678
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% 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.

What the Data Says About Leven

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Leven between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leven currently holds the #5678 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leven 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 229 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.

Leven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2018

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,678

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leven popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
25
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
051015202530 2024202020152011200419351917 5

Leven popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2013 (Leven as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20182013 5

Leven by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 41% of Leven's all-time total
1910s51920s121930s111940s61950s52000s342010s942020s62

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leven?
229 babies have been named Leven since 1917. It currently ranks #5678 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?
Leven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1917–2024 (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.