Boys' name · since 1882
Leverett
179 babies named Leverett in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 179
- total births
- 1882–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
Leverett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 179 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leverett has been recorded 179 times among boys since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2022.
- 179 total births
- 1882–2022 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
179 boys have been named Leverett since 1882, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2022.
- 179
- total births
- 1882–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
28% of everyone ever named Leverett was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Leverett in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Leverett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leverett's full recorded timeline at 1928, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leverett at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leverett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2022
- Peak year (1921)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
179 total births across 141 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 13 births in a single year.
Leverett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Leverett's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Leverett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (28% of all-time use).
Leverett decade highlights
- Peak decade 51 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Leverett's data
- Leverett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1882–2022 (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. "Leverett: Baby Name Since 1882 - 179 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leverett. 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 Leverett 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.
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