Boys' name · since 1991
Leviathan
Leviathan has 863 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 863
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
863 babies have been named Leviathan since 1991, making it today's #2970 boys' name.
Leviathan has 863 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2970 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 863 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leviathan ranks #5,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 863 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 863
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Leviathan's 863 recorded births place it above 87.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leviathan compares
863 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Leviathan's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leviathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 863 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leviathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leviathan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leviathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Leviathan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (396 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Leviathan's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Leviathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
356 births
- 2020s
2020s
396 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 396 births (46% of all-time use).
How Leviathan 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 Leviathan's total volume
Leviathan by state
Where Leviathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
61 of 863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Leviathan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Leviathans (61 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Leviathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Leviathan 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.