Fun Facts About the Name Levi
- A newer favorite: Levi first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2009 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 17 consecutive years.
- More than 216 thousand babies named Levi: U.S. records list 216,314 babies given the name Levi from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,425 girls received the name Levi - about 1 girl for every 151 boys.
What Does the Name Levi Mean?
Levi is a Hebrew masculine name generally explained as meaning 'joined' or 'attached.' Its Hebrew form is לֵוִי. The name is connected to the root לָוָה (lavah), 'to join' or 'to be attached,' and in Genesis 29:34 Leah names her son Levi with the words 'Now this time my husband will be joined to me,' a wordplay on that root. The literal sense is 'joined' or 'attached.' Later Jewish and Christian tradition associated the name closely with the tribe of Levi and the priesthood, but that association is a historical and religious development rather than a separate lexical meaning. Some reference works treat the precise etymology as uncertain, while the Genesis wordplay remains the main basis for the usual explanation.
Levi Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Levi is the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi. The tribe of Levi was set apart for religious duties: the Levites assisted the priests, and the priesthood was traced to Aaron, a descendant of Levi. This role gave the name a lasting place in Jewish religious life, where 'Levite' denotes a member of the tribe. In the New Testament, Levi is named as a tax collector called by Jesus; the Gospel of Matthew identifies him with the apostle Matthew.
The name was used in Jewish communities in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and it passed into Christian Europe as a biblical given name. English translations of the Bible kept the name familiar, and it has continued in use in the English-speaking world. The surname Levi, along with its variant Levy, developed separately as a family name, often from the same biblical or tribal association.
How Popular is the Name Levi?
Levi recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Levi entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,504 | 71 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #2,614 | 67 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #2,744 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2022 | #2,617 | 67 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,279 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #2,271 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2019 | #2,280 | 80 | 0.0048% |
| 2018 | #3,187 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2017 | #2,998 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #2,724 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2015 | #2,954 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2014 | #3,462 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2013 | #2,991 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2012 | #3,441 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #4,425 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #4,923 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #5,028 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #6,960 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,350 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,035 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #7,745 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,443 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #8,828 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,101 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,999 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,674 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #7,065 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #8,986 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #8,093 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #5,675 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #11,220 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,910 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #9,187 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,882 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #8,339 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #10,879 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,250 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #5,481 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,205 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #5,621 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #6,282 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #5,722 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #6,038 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,392 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #5,444 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #5,413 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #5,273 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #7,347 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #10,521 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,835 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #8,582 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1929 | #4,353 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12 | 9,642 | 0.5645% |
| 2024 | #12 | 9,513 | 0.5546% |
| 2023 | #12 | 9,384 | 0.5492% |
| 2022 | #12 | 9,861 | 0.5653% |
| 2021 | #12 | 9,553 | 0.5464% |
| 2020 | #18 | 9,091 | 0.5270% |
| 2019 | #25 | 9,062 | 0.5053% |
| 2018 | #33 | 8,537 | 0.4702% |
| 2017 | #36 | 8,477 | 0.4581% |
| 2016 | #42 | 8,113 | 0.4276% |
| 2015 | #42 | 8,336 | 0.4350% |
| 2014 | #45 | 8,077 | 0.4206% |
| 2013 | #49 | 7,447 | 0.3938% |
| 2012 | #55 | 7,243 | 0.3819% |
| 2011 | #66 | 6,661 | 0.3508% |
| 2010 | #70 | 6,025 | 0.3141% |
| 2009 | #85 | 5,023 | 0.2533% |
| 2008 | #116 | 3,699 | 0.1813% |
| 2007 | #132 | 3,213 | 0.1548% |
| 2006 | #133 | 3,029 | 0.1474% |
| 2005 | #141 | 2,761 | 0.1382% |
| 2004 | #154 | 2,620 | 0.1320% |
| 2003 | #166 | 2,372 | 0.1201% |
| 2002 | #164 | 2,341 | 0.1206% |
| 2001 | #171 | 2,197 | 0.1131% |
| 2000 | #172 | 2,200 | 0.1120% |
| 1999 | #170 | 2,171 | 0.1131% |
| 1998 | #158 | 2,177 | 0.1139% |
| 1997 | #156 | 2,225 | 0.1180% |
| 1996 | #163 | 2,126 | 0.1122% |
| 1995 | #154 | 2,268 | 0.1191% |
| 1994 | #157 | 2,105 | 0.1090% |
| 1993 | #162 | 1,978 | 0.1009% |
| 1992 | #166 | 1,913 | 0.0958% |
| 1991 | #186 | 1,725 | 0.0854% |
| 1990 | #180 | 1,718 | 0.0836% |
| 1989 | #169 | 1,783 | 0.0891% |
| 1988 | #174 | 1,611 | 0.0842% |
| 1987 | #193 | 1,394 | 0.0747% |
| 1986 | #209 | 1,162 | 0.0631% |
| 1985 | #209 | 1,145 | 0.0619% |
| 1984 | #219 | 1,034 | 0.0573% |
| 1983 | #233 | 961 | 0.0536% |
| 1982 | #213 | 1,136 | 0.0626% |
| 1981 | #182 | 1,366 | 0.0763% |
| 1980 | #226 | 1,057 | 0.0592% |
| 1979 | #233 | 963 | 0.0559% |
| 1978 | #326 | 536 | 0.0326% |
| 1977 | #369 | 445 | 0.0271% |
| 1976 | #374 | 420 | 0.0268% |
| 1975 | #395 | 393 | 0.0252% |
| 1974 | #477 | 278 | 0.0177% |
| 1973 | #544 | 207 | 0.0133% |
| 1972 | #550 | 211 | 0.0130% |
| 1971 | #584 | 198 | 0.0112% |
| 1970 | #681 | 147 | 0.0079% |
| 1969 | #686 | 133 | 0.0074% |
| 1968 | #646 | 138 | 0.0079% |
| 1967 | #613 | 150 | 0.0086% |
| 1966 | #610 | 148 | 0.0083% |
| 1965 | #723 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 1964 | #616 | 162 | 0.0081% |
| 1963 | #633 | 154 | 0.0076% |
| 1962 | #605 | 164 | 0.0079% |
| 1961 | #609 | 170 | 0.0080% |
| 1960 | #589 | 176 | 0.0083% |
| 1959 | #576 | 185 | 0.0087% |
| 1958 | #575 | 182 | 0.0086% |
| 1957 | #580 | 177 | 0.0082% |
| 1956 | #530 | 198 | 0.0094% |
| 1955 | #509 | 208 | 0.0101% |
| 1954 | #497 | 214 | 0.0105% |
| 1953 | #505 | 192 | 0.0097% |
| 1952 | #470 | 218 | 0.0112% |
| 1951 | #444 | 231 | 0.0123% |
| 1950 | #486 | 192 | 0.0107% |
| 1949 | #500 | 177 | 0.0100% |
| 1948 | #487 | 187 | 0.0107% |
| 1947 | #496 | 184 | 0.0101% |
| 1946 | #486 | 174 | 0.0107% |
| 1945 | #445 | 179 | 0.0133% |
| 1944 | #449 | 183 | 0.0134% |
| 1943 | #466 | 177 | 0.0124% |
| 1942 | #459 | 182 | 0.0132% |
| 1941 | #458 | 167 | 0.0136% |
| 1940 | #454 | 164 | 0.0141% |
| 1939 | #442 | 166 | 0.0150% |
| 1938 | #400 | 201 | 0.0181% |
| 1937 | #436 | 168 | 0.0158% |
| 1936 | #430 | 169 | 0.0163% |
| 1935 | #403 | 183 | 0.0176% |
| 1934 | #395 | 196 | 0.0190% |
| 1933 | #421 | 169 | 0.0170% |
| 1932 | #407 | 192 | 0.0184% |
| 1931 | #395 | 202 | 0.0194% |
| 1930 | #421 | 196 | 0.0179% |
| 1929 | #391 | 222 | 0.0206% |
| 1928 | #434 | 189 | 0.0171% |
| 1927 | #370 | 250 | 0.0222% |
| 1926 | #368 | 251 | 0.0226% |
| 1925 | #392 | 232 | 0.0208% |
| 1924 | #404 | 230 | 0.0203% |
| 1923 | #388 | 233 | 0.0213% |
| 1922 | #369 | 264 | 0.0243% |
| 1921 | #369 | 270 | 0.0245% |
| 1920 | #375 | 255 | 0.0240% |
| 1919 | #335 | 285 | 0.0291% |
| 1918 | #372 | 251 | 0.0248% |
| 1917 | #399 | 203 | 0.0219% |
| 1916 | #377 | 214 | 0.0240% |
| 1915 | #365 | 218 | 0.0257% |
| 1914 | #329 | 193 | 0.0295% |
| 1913 | #355 | 137 | 0.0267% |
| 1912 | #355 | 116 | 0.0270% |
| 1911 | #284 | 87 | 0.0385% |
| 1910 | #300 | 69 | 0.0355% |
| 1909 | #243 | 82 | 0.0500% |
| 1908 | #245 | 75 | 0.0486% |
| 1907 | #270 | 61 | 0.0415% |
| 1906 | #265 | 56 | 0.0421% |
| 1905 | #247 | 63 | 0.0476% |
| 1904 | #229 | 68 | 0.0531% |
| 1903 | #219 | 68 | 0.0570% |
| 1902 | #250 | 55 | 0.0448% |
| 1901 | #269 | 41 | 0.0385% |
| 1900 | #199 | 95 | 0.0631% |
| 1899 | #210 | 63 | 0.0593% |
| 1898 | #226 | 61 | 0.0497% |
| 1897 | #220 | 59 | 0.0523% |
| 1896 | #220 | 68 | 0.0569% |
| 1895 | #200 | 72 | 0.0613% |
| 1894 | #205 | 68 | 0.0587% |
| 1893 | #195 | 75 | 0.0668% |
| 1892 | #198 | 77 | 0.0631% |
| 1891 | #186 | 68 | 0.0672% |
| 1890 | #181 | 74 | 0.0667% |
| 1889 | #157 | 88 | 0.0796% |
| 1888 | #164 | 91 | 0.0753% |
| 1887 | #171 | 75 | 0.0740% |
| 1886 | #139 | 97 | 0.0876% |
| 1885 | #167 | 79 | 0.0733% |
| 1884 | #150 | 91 | 0.0795% |
| 1883 | #154 | 85 | 0.0812% |
| 1882 | #133 | 105 | 0.0924% |
| 1881 | #116 | 104 | 0.1032% |
| 1880 | #118 | 112 | 0.1014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Levi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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