# Levi (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/levi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.vaɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Levy |
| US babies named this | 216,440 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 215,013 / 1,427 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,022, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 4,426 |
| 2012 | 47 | 3,443 |
| 2013 | 56 | 2,991 |
| 2014 | 46 | 3,463 |
| 2015 | 59 | 2,954 |
| 2016 | 64 | 2,725 |
| 2017 | 55 | 2,999 |
| 2018 | 51 | 3,187 |
| 2019 | 80 | 2,280 |
| 2020 | 79 | 2,271 |
| 2021 | 81 | 2,280 |
| 2022 | 67 | 2,620 |
| 2023 | 63 | 2,746 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2,579 |
| 2025 | 71 | 2,504 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,661 | 66 |
| 2012 | 7,244 | 55 |
| 2013 | 7,449 | 49 |
| 2014 | 8,081 | 45 |
| 2015 | 8,337 | 42 |
| 2016 | 8,118 | 42 |
| 2017 | 8,478 | 35 |
| 2018 | 8,540 | 33 |
| 2019 | 9,066 | 25 |
| 2020 | 9,098 | 18 |
| 2021 | 9,559 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9,869 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9,399 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9,555 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9,642 | 12 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 1,837 |
| 2010 | 16 | 1,731 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,862 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,899 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 397 | 149 |
| 2012 | 388 | 151 |
| 2013 | 342 | 166 |
| 2014 | 369 | 152 |
| 2015 | 373 | 155 |
| 2016 | 348 | 167 |
| 2017 | 392 | 148 |
| 2018 | 366 | 154 |
| 2019 | 416 | 135 |
| 2020 | 411 | 135 |
| 2021 | 408 | 139 |
| 2022 | 459 | 122 |
| 2023 | 423 | 128 |
| 2024 | 481 | 109 |
| 2025 | 490 | 107 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: لاوي
- Finnish: Leevi
- Hebrew: לֵוִי
- Hindi: लीवाई
- Polish: Lewi

## People named Levi

- Levi Strauss, German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829–1902)
- Zachary Levi, American actor (born 1980)
- Levi Colwill, English association football player (born 2003)
- Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist
- Levi Miller, Australian actor and model
- Levi Stubbs, American singer, actor (1936–2008)
- Levi Casey, American triple jumper (1904–1983)
- Levi Randolph, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Levi Coffin, American educator and abolitionist (1798-1877)
- Levi Cadogan, Barbadian sprinter
- Levi Ankeny, American politician (1844-1921)
- Levi Heimans, Dutch cyclist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.