Lev
Boy name · #1000 in 2025 · Rare
Lev is currently the #1000 boy name in the United States — 227 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1287, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,930 boys born in 2025 was named Lev.
The 54-year story
Lev first appears in the Social Security records in 1971, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 227 babies and a rank of #999. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lev per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lev in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lev is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lev will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lev is most common
Geography matters for names, and Lev is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Lev is most common in NY (0.5 per 1,000), MA (0.4 per 1,000), CO (0.4 per 1,000), FL (0.3 per 1,000), CA (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Lev is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Lev
Statistically, parents drawn to Lev tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zev, Lyam, Neev, Laith, and Ved.
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lev | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 227 | #999 |
| 2024 | 215 | #1035 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1088 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1015 |
| 2021 | 203 | #1054 |
| 2020 | 178 | #1109 |
| 2019 | 208 | #1004 |
| 2018 | 184 | #1077 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1293 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1208 |
| 2015 | 138 | #1287 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1473 |
| 2013 | 98 | #1578 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1891 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1866 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1986 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2252 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2632 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2811 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2744 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3941 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4129 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2780 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5395 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lev a popular boy name?
Lev ranked #1000 among boys in 2025 with 227 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1287.
When was the name Lev most popular?
Lev peaked in 2025, when 227 American boys received the name (ranked #999 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lev?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,930 newborn American boys was named Lev. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.