US rank #2284 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,433 births

Leviticus — #2284 US boys' name

1,433 babies named Leviticus in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s71970s821980s1091990s1482000s2662010s4982020s318
#2284
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Leviticus was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

78 babies were named Leviticus in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leviticus

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,433 babies named Leviticus between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leviticus currently holds the #2284 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leviticus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leviticus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Leviticus in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leviticus 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 1,433 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.

Leviticus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,433

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2023

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,284

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leviticus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
78
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Leviticus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
498 births that decade — 35% of Leviticus's all-time total
1950s51960s71970s821980s1091990s1482000s2662010s4982020s318

Leviticus by state

Where Leviticus concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leviticus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
88 6.1%
#2 California
37 2.6%
#3 Indiana
15 1.0%
#4 Michigan
7 0.5%
#5 Florida
6 0.4%
#6 Georgia
6 0.4%
#7 Colorado
5 0.3%
#8 Missouri
5 0.3%
Texas share of Leviticus's total US births 6.1%
Even split

88 of 1,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Leviticus appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leviticus?
1,433 babies have been named Leviticus since 1956. It currently ranks #2284 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 78 births.
When was Leviticus most popular?
Leviticus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 498 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Leviticus most popular?
The top states for the name Leviticus are Texas (88 births), California (37 births), Indiana (15 births).
How long has the name Leviticus been used?
Leviticus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leviticus?
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, 1956–2024 (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.