Recorded 1918–1945 Boys' name Peak 1926 59 births

Levere — boys' name

59 babies named Levere in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s391930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Levere was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Levere in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levere

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Levere between 1918 and 1945, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Levere currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levere performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Levere shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Levere in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levere 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 59 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.

Levere at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

59

Since 1918

28 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1918

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1945

Levere popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1918

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Levere by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
39 births that decade — 66% of Levere's all-time total
1910s101920s391930s51940s5

Levere by state

Where Levere concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Levere
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 8.5%
Pennsylvania share of Levere's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levere?
59 babies have been named Levere since 1918. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Levere most popular?
Levere was most popular in the 1920s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Levere most popular?
The top states for the name Levere are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Levere been used?
Levere has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 28 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Levere?
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, 1918–1945 (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.