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Levan

Boy · LEV-an · Greek

Levan is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).

What does Levan mean?

Greek: Georgian form of Leon

“lion”

A Georgian royal name, borne by Levan, king of Kakheti in the 16th century.

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LEV-an

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

Levan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Levan in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.

2002Busiest: 6 in 20112023
Levan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20233#5,193
20220–
20213#4,989
20204#4,025
20195#3,597
20180–
20170–
20163#5,015
20150–
20140–
20133#4,884
20121#6,332
20116#3,038
20103#4,865
20090–
20083#4,615
20074#3,748
20063#4,204
20050–
20040–
20033#3,593
20024#2,751

How popular is Levan in the US?

Rank in 2025
#8,906among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 210,000 boys
Five-year trend
Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Levan, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1978, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.

Half of all the boys named Levan in the US since 1880 were born between 1943 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.

1916Busiest: 14 in 19782025
Levan in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#8,906
20249#8,307
20230–
20220–
20210–
20207#9,548
20190–
20188#8,813
20170–
201610#7,600
20156#10,638
20146#10,711
20130–
20128#8,858
20115#12,280
20100–
20090–
20085#12,546
20075#12,361
20065#12,048
20050–
20048#8,137
20030–
20020–
20015#10,548
20009#6,832
19990–
19987#7,553
19970–
19967#7,129
19950–
19945#8,794
19936#7,631
19925#8,426
19910–
19907#6,408
19896#6,934
198810#4,445
19879#4,567
19865#6,715
19850–
19840–
19830–
19820–
19810–
19809#4,133
19798#4,401
197814#2,928
197713#3,036
19760–
19757#4,307
19740–
19736#4,503
197210#3,150
19719#3,368
19708#3,519
19697#3,594
196812#2,444
19676#3,557
19665#3,946
19658#2,980
196411#2,545
19636#3,645
19626#3,638
19619#2,898
19600–
19597#3,289
19580–
195710#2,629
195610#2,626
19557#3,199
19549#2,742
195310#2,530
195212#2,250
195112#2,245
19509#2,579
19498#2,801
19488#2,787
19479#2,670
19465#3,523
19456#2,995
19440–
194310#2,404
19427#2,939
19415#3,504
19408#2,671
19395#3,479
19380–
19376#3,175
193610#2,301
19350–
19349#2,563
193310#2,367
19326#3,360
19317#3,094
19307#3,287
19290–
19286#3,695
19279#2,911
19268#3,137
19255#4,195
192410#2,821
19237#3,465
19226#3,870
19210–
19207#3,488
19190–
19185#4,178
19170–
19165#3,896

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