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Lev

/ˈlɛv/ · 97% boys · 236 born in 2025

Lev has been given to about 3,083 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlɛv/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,041
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lev per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 236
  • Born in 2025236
  • All time3,083
  • England & Wales, 2025#961 · 32

How popular is Lev?

Its best year was 2025, when 236 babies were given the name, ranking 1001st. The typical living American called Lev is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Lev

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zev0.75
  2. Levy0.71
  3. Levi0.64
  4. Len0.65
  5. Lee0.57
  6. Leo0.57
  7. Leif0.59
  8. Lex0.56

Middle names for Lev

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lev Thomas0.74
  2. Lev James0.74
  3. Lev Cole0.73
  4. Lev Miles0.73
  5. Lev Wilder0.72
  6. Lev Paul0.55

Sibling names for Lev

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westynbrother · 0.99
  2. Emilianasister · 0.99
  3. Teobrother · 0.98
  4. Jaxxonbrother · 0.98
  5. Rowyneither · 0.98
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.98

Where Lev is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.03%
  2. Massachusetts0.02%
  3. Colorado0.02%
  4. Florida0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lev Anderson0.73
  2. Lev Allen0.73
  3. Lev Adams0.73
  4. Lev Evans0.70
  5. Lev Edwards0.70
  6. Lev Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lev

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lev across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.