Recorded 1912–2003 Unisex name Peak 1955 1,901 births

Levern — boys' name

1,901 babies named Levern in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1091920s2641930s2671940s3331950s5061960s2221970s1061980s701990s182000s6
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Levern was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

61 babies were named Levern in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levern

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,901 babies named Levern between 1912 and 2003, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Levern currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 61 babies received it in a single year. Levern is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 382 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levern performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 506 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Levern shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 633 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Levern in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levern 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 1,901 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.

Levern at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,901

Since 1912

92 years of records

Peak year

1955

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1912

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2003

Levern popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1912

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1955)
61
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
020406080 200319821971196019491938192719161912 8

Levern popularity over time — girls

382 total births recorded since 1917 (Levern as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 382 births
05101520 196619581952194619401934192819211917 6

Levern by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
506 births that decade — 27% of Levern's all-time total
1910s1091920s2641930s2671940s3331950s5061960s2221970s1061980s701990s182000s6

Levern by state

Where Levern concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Levern
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
633 33.3%
#2 North Carolina
77 4.1%
#3 Minnesota
11 0.6%
#4 Arkansas
6 0.3%
#5 Mississippi
5 0.3%
South Carolina share of Levern's total US births 33.3%
Even split

633 of 1,901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levern?
1,901 babies have been named Levern since 1912. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1955 with 61 births.
When was Levern most popular?
Levern was most popular in the 1950s decade with 506 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Levern most popular?
The top states for the name Levern are South Carolina (633 births), North Carolina (77 births), Minnesota (11 births).
Is Levern a unisex name?
Yes, Levern is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,901 births, and as a girl's name it has 382 births.
How long has the name Levern been used?
Levern has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 92 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Levern?
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.

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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, 1912–2003 (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.