US rank #2996 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,651 births

Levin — #2996 US boys' name

1,651 babies named Levin in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s51910s851920s981930s541940s601950s631960s811970s711980s1061990s1352000s2402010s4352020s212
#2996
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Levin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

60 babies were named Levin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,651 babies named Levin between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Levin currently holds the #2996 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 435 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Levin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Levin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levin 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 1,651 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.

Levin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,651

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

2011

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,996

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Levin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
60
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
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Levin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2018 (Levin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2018 5

Levin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
435 births that decade — 26% of Levin's all-time total
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Levin by state

Where Levin concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Levin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61 3.7%
#2 Texas
54 3.3%
#3 Maryland
46 2.8%
#4 North Carolina
11 0.7%
#5 New York
11 0.7%
#6 Virginia
10 0.6%
California share of Levin's total US births 3.7%
Even split

61 of 1,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levin?
1,651 babies have been named Levin since 1889. It currently ranks #2996 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 60 births.
When was Levin most popular?
Levin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 435 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Levin most popular?
The top states for the name Levin are California (61 births), Texas (54 births), Maryland (46 births).
How long has the name Levin been used?
Levin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 136 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Levin?
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, 1889–2024 (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.