Lev

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Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: Russian

Meaning

Lev is a traditional Slavic male name meaning "lion," derived from the Latin leo. It is strongly associated with strength, nature, and historic figures, often translated as Leo or Leon in Western languages.

From Wikipedia

Lev first appears in the data in 1971 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 219 babies (rank #1,018 that year). In 2024 it was given to 213 boys (rank #1,040). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Lev

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lev yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2,845
Total babies (all years)
46
Years in the data
219
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19715#5,353
19747#4,437
19769#3,883
19776#5,555
19785#6,381
19798#4,667
19805#6,853
19818#4,781
198210#4,115
19858#4,978
19876#6,616
19907#6,878
199113#4,376
19926#8,037
19937#7,288
199413#4,696
199510#5,752
199615#4,308
199715#4,379
199813#5,068
199913#5,216
200025#3,385
200111#6,273
200213#5,600
200335#2,824
200421#4,203
200523#4,002
200642#2,774
200742#2,848
200847#2,660
200958#2,275
201069#1,993
201175#1,880
201276#1,903
201398#1,583
2014110#1,481
2015138#1,295
2016156#1,214
2017140#1,298
2018184#1,078
2019208#1,005
2020178#1,109
2021203#1,055
2022219#1,018
2023197#1,092
2024213#1,040