The first name Lev

In 2025, 32 boys were named Lev, making it the 953rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 34 births (#910).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lev with other names.

In 2025, 227 boys born in the United States were named Lev, the 1,001st most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lev Polugaevsky
  Chess player (1934–1995)
• Lev Nussimbaum
  German-language writer of the Jewish origion (1905–1942)
• Lev Grossman
  American novelist, journalist, born 1969
• Lev Manovich
  American academic (born 1960)
• Lev Gorn
  American actor born in the Soviet Union, born 1971
• Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
  Czech cardinal (1863-1938)
• Lev Gutman
  German chess player (born 1945)
• Lev Mukhin
  Boxer (1936–1977)
• Lev Aronin
  Chess player (1920–1982)
• Lev Prchala
  Czech politician, army general and politician (1892-1963)
• Lev Lurye
  1950- Russian writer and local historian
• Leo III the Syrian
  Emperor of Byzantine Empire, 675–741

How popular is the name Lev?

In 2025, 32 boys born in England and Wales were named Lev, ranking 953rd. Its peak was 2023, with 34 births.

Is Lev a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 3,083 US babies named Lev since 1880 were boys.

When was Lev most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 227 babies were named Lev, its highest rank at 1,001st.

Is Lev also a surname?

Yes. Lev is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.