Levette — girls' name
241 babies named Levette in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
241 girls have been named Levette since 1951, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1987.
- 241
- total births
- 1951–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
43% of everyone ever named Levette was born in this single decade.
21 babies were named Levette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Levette
The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Levette between 1951 and 1987, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Levette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 21 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Levette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Levette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Levette 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 241 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.
Levette at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Levette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1951
- Peak year (1971)
- 21
- Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1987.
241 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 21 births in a single year.
Levette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 103 births that decade — 43% of Levette's all-time total
Levette decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 88 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Levette's strongest decade
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 43% of all-time use.
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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, 1951–1987 (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.