Boys' name · since 1880
Levi
Levi has 215,013 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 215,013
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Levi is the #12 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 215,013 recorded since 1880.
Levi has 215,013 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12 as of the latest data, more common than 99.9% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 215,013 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Levi ranks #175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 215,013 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 215,013
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Levi's 215,013 recorded births place it above 99.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Levi compares
215,013 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Levi's all-time total is 583x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Levi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 215,013 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9,869 | 34 | 22,252 |
Levi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Levi's full recorded timeline at 1953, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 41 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9,869 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Levi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9,869
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Levi popularity over time - girls
1,427 total births recorded since 1929 (Levi as girls' name)
Levi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78,001 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Levi's strongest decade.
78,001 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Levi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 927
1880s
927 births
- 1890s 685
1890s
685 births
- 1900s 664
1900s
664 births
- 1910s 1,773
1910s
1,773 births
- 1920s 2,396
1920s
2,396 births
- 1930s 1,842
1930s
1,842 births
- 1940s 1,774
1940s
1,774 births
- 1950s 1,997
1950s
1,997 births
- 1960s 1,501
1960s
1,501 births
- 1970s 3,798
1970s
3,798 births
- 1980s 12,648
1980s
12,648 births
- 1990s 20,408
1990s
20,408 births
- 2000s 29,477
2000s
29,477 births
- 2010s
2010s
78,001 births
- 2020s
2020s
57,122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78,001 births (36% of all-time use).
How Levi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Levi's total volume
Levi by state
Where Levi concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19,194 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18,655 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 9,557 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 9,221 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 9,128 | 4.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 7,654 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7,560 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 7,228 | 3.4% |
19,194 of 215,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Levi appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Levi's data
- Levi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78,001 total births) through the 2020s (57,122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Levis (19,194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Levi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Levi 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 August 2026.