Levi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LEE-vy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12 for boys
Levi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “joined, attached”. In 2025 it ranked 102nd for boys in the UK (568 babies) and 12th for boys in the US (9,642 babies).
What does Levi mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew name
“joined, attached”
In the Bible Levi was a son of Jacob and Leah, whose descendants, the Levites, served in the temple.
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Is Levi a girl's or a boy's name?
Levi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 568 boys in the UK and 71 girls and 9,642 boys in the US.
How popular is Levi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 568about 1 in 530 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 568 boys in the UK were named Levi, making it the 102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 134th.
2025 had the most boys named Levi of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Levi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 107th in England and Wales, 126th in Scotland and 52nd in Northern Ireland.
Levi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 568 | #102 |
| 2024 | 546 | #108 |
| 2023 | 495 | #120 |
| 2022 | 536 | #119 |
| 2021 | 483 | #137 |
| 2020 | 469 | #134 |
| 2019 | 472 | #136 |
| 2018 | 424 | #152 |
| 2017 | 437 | #153 |
| 2016 | 396 | #170 |
| 2015 | 410 | #163 |
| 2014 | 411 | #157 |
| 2013 | 388 | #165 |
| 2012 | 416 | #159 |
| 2011 | 436 | #153 |
| 2010 | 450 | #145 |
| 2009 | 413 | #156 |
| 2008 | 382 | #163 |
| 2007 | 379 | #158 |
| 2006 | 347 | #163 |
| 2005 | 344 | #158 |
| 2004 | 321 | #157 |
| 2003 | 316 | #159 |
| 2002 | 284 | #157 |
| 2001 | 248 | #166 |
| 2000 | 246 | #165 |
| 1999 | 217 | #174 |
| 1998 | 212 | #179 |
| 1997 | 242 | #164 |
| 1996 | 209 | #177 |
How popular is Levi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9,642about 1 in 180 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 7.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9,642 boys in the US were named Levi, making it the 12th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 18th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9,869 boys. 71 girls were also named Levi in 2025 (2,485th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Levi in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Levi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,642 | #12 |
| 2024 | 9,555 | #12 |
| 2023 | 9,399 | #12 |
| 2022 | 9,869 | #12 |
| 2021 | 9,559 | #12 |
| 2020 | 9,098 | #18 |
| 2019 | 9,066 | #25 |
| 2018 | 8,540 | #33 |
| 2017 | 8,478 | #35 |
| 2016 | 8,118 | #42 |
| 2015 | 8,337 | #42 |
| 2014 | 8,081 | #45 |
| 2013 | 7,449 | #49 |
| 2012 | 7,244 | #55 |
| 2011 | 6,661 | #66 |
| 2010 | 6,027 | #70 |
| 2009 | 5,026 | #85 |
| 2008 | 3,702 | #116 |
| 2007 | 3,216 | #131 |
| 2006 | 3,030 | #133 |
| 2005 | 2,765 | #141 |
| 2004 | 2,625 | #153 |
| 2003 | 2,374 | #166 |
| 2002 | 2,342 | #164 |
| 2001 | 2,197 | #171 |
| 2000 | 2,200 | #172 |
| 1999 | 2,171 | #170 |
| 1998 | 2,177 | #158 |
| 1997 | 2,225 | #156 |
| 1996 | 2,127 | #163 |
| 1995 | 2,267 | #154 |
| 1994 | 2,105 | #157 |
| 1993 | 1,978 | #162 |
| 1992 | 1,914 | #166 |
| 1991 | 1,725 | #186 |
| 1990 | 1,719 | #180 |
| 1989 | 1,783 | #169 |
| 1988 | 1,611 | #174 |
| 1987 | 1,393 | #193 |
| 1986 | 1,162 | #209 |
| 1985 | 1,146 | #209 |
| 1984 | 1,033 | #219 |
| 1983 | 961 | #232 |
| 1982 | 1,136 | #213 |
| 1981 | 1,366 | #182 |
| 1980 | 1,057 | #226 |
| 1979 | 963 | #233 |
| 1978 | 536 | #326 |
| 1977 | 445 | #368 |
| 1976 | 420 | #373 |
| 1975 | 393 | #395 |
| 1974 | 278 | #477 |
| 1973 | 207 | #542 |
| 1972 | 211 | #549 |
| 1971 | 198 | #582 |
| 1970 | 147 | #678 |
| 1969 | 133 | #685 |
| 1968 | 138 | #645 |
| 1967 | 150 | #613 |
| 1966 | 148 | #610 |
| 1965 | 106 | #721 |
| 1964 | 162 | #615 |
| 1963 | 154 | #631 |
| 1962 | 164 | #604 |
| 1961 | 170 | #608 |
| 1960 | 176 | #586 |
| 1959 | 185 | #574 |
| 1958 | 182 | #573 |
| 1957 | 177 | #578 |
| 1956 | 198 | #529 |
| 1955 | 208 | #508 |
| 1954 | 214 | #495 |
| 1953 | 192 | #503 |
| 1952 | 218 | #468 |
| 1951 | 231 | #443 |
| 1950 | 192 | #484 |
| 1949 | 177 | #495 |
| 1948 | 187 | #486 |
| 1947 | 184 | #496 |
| 1946 | 174 | #485 |
| 1945 | 179 | #444 |
| 1944 | 183 | #449 |
| 1943 | 177 | #466 |
| 1942 | 182 | #457 |
| 1941 | 167 | #458 |
| 1940 | 164 | #453 |
| 1939 | 166 | #442 |
| 1938 | 201 | #400 |
| 1937 | 168 | #436 |
| 1936 | 169 | #430 |
| 1935 | 183 | #403 |
| 1934 | 196 | #395 |
| 1933 | 169 | #418 |
| 1932 | 192 | #407 |
| 1931 | 202 | #395 |
| 1930 | 196 | #421 |
| 1929 | 222 | #390 |
| 1928 | 189 | #434 |
| 1927 | 250 | #370 |
| 1926 | 251 | #368 |
| 1925 | 232 | #392 |
| 1924 | 230 | #404 |
| 1923 | 233 | #388 |
| 1922 | 264 | #369 |
| 1921 | 270 | #369 |
| 1920 | 255 | #375 |
| 1919 | 285 | #334 |
| 1918 | 251 | #371 |
| 1917 | 203 | #398 |
| 1916 | 214 | #377 |
| 1915 | 218 | #365 |
| 1914 | 193 | #329 |
| 1913 | 137 | #353 |
| 1912 | 116 | #355 |
| 1911 | 87 | #281 |
| 1910 | 69 | #299 |
| 1909 | 82 | #243 |
| 1908 | 75 | #245 |
| 1907 | 61 | #269 |
| 1906 | 56 | #263 |
| 1905 | 63 | #246 |
| 1904 | 68 | #228 |
| 1903 | 68 | #219 |
| 1902 | 55 | #250 |
| 1901 | 41 | #267 |
| 1900 | 95 | #199 |
| 1899 | 63 | #208 |
| 1898 | 61 | #224 |
| 1897 | 59 | #218 |
| 1896 | 68 | #219 |
| 1895 | 72 | #199 |
| 1894 | 68 | #205 |
| 1893 | 75 | #193 |
| 1892 | 77 | #198 |
| 1891 | 68 | #186 |
| 1890 | 74 | #180 |
| 1889 | 88 | #156 |
| 1888 | 91 | #164 |
| 1887 | 75 | #168 |
| 1886 | 97 | #139 |
| 1885 | 79 | #167 |
| 1884 | 91 | #150 |
| 1883 | 85 | #153 |
| 1882 | 105 | #132 |
| 1881 | 104 | #116 |
| 1880 | 112 | #118 |
Names like Levi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eli Elias Caleb Isaac Noah Ali Elijah Jonah Austin Ezra Tobias Hunter
Other spellings of Levi
Names related to Levi
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Levi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/levi, updated 20 October 2026.