Levi

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Levi is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of the biblical figure Levi, son of Jacob and founder of the Israelite tribe of Levi. The name is derived from the Hebrew verb לוה, meaning "to join" or "connect". Levi may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Levi first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 9,861 babies (rank #12 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9,513 boys (rank #12). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Levi

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

206,601

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

9,861

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Attack on Titan: Levi Ackerman — humanity's strongest soldier

Famous people named Levi

Levi Eshkolpolitician · b. 1895
Levi Straussdesigner · b. 1829
Levi P. Mortonstatesperson · b. 1824
Levi Colwillassociation football player · b. 2003
Levi Leipheimersport cyclist · b. 1973

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	112	#118
1881	104	#116
1882	105	#133
1883	85	#154
1884	91	#150
1885	79	#167
1886	97	#139
1887	75	#171
1888	91	#164
1889	88	#157
1890	74	#181
1891	68	#186
1892	77	#198
1893	75	#195
1894	68	#205
1895	72	#200
1896	68	#220
1897	59	#220
1898	61	#226
1899	63	#210
1900	95	#199
1901	41	#269
1902	55	#250
1903	68	#219
1904	68	#229
1905	63	#247
1906	56	#265
1907	61	#270
1908	75	#245
1909	82	#243
1910	69	#300
1911	87	#284
1912	116	#355
1913	137	#355
1914	193	#329
1915	218	#365
1916	214	#377
1917	203	#399
1918	251	#372
1919	285	#335
1920	255	#375
1921	270	#369
1922	264	#369
1923	233	#388
1924	230	#404
1925	232	#392
1926	251	#368
1927	250	#370
1928	189	#434
1929	222	#391
1930	196	#421
1931	202	#395
1932	192	#407
1933	169	#421
1934	196	#395
1935	183	#403
1936	169	#430
1937	168	#436
1938	201	#400
1939	166	#442
1940	164	#454
1941	167	#458
1942	182	#459
1943	177	#466
1944	183	#449
1945	179	#445
1946	174	#486
1947	184	#496
1948	187	#487
1949	177	#500
1950	192	#486
1951	231	#444
1952	218	#470
1953	192	#505
1954	214	#497
1955	208	#509
1956	198	#530
1957	177	#580
1958	182	#575
1959	185	#576
1960	176	#589
1961	170	#609
1962	164	#605
1963	154	#633
1964	162	#616
1965	106	#723
1966	148	#610
1967	150	#613
1968	138	#646
1969	133	#686
1970	147	#681
1971	198	#584
1972	211	#550
1973	207	#544
1974	278	#477
1975	393	#395
1976	420	#374
1977	445	#369
1978	536	#326
1979	963	#233
1980	1,057	#226
1981	1,366	#182
1982	1,136	#213
1983	961	#233
1984	1,034	#219
1985	1,145	#209
1986	1,162	#209
1987	1,394	#193
1988	1,611	#174
1989	1,783	#169
1990	1,718	#180
1991	1,725	#186
1992	1,913	#166
1993	1,978	#162
1994	2,105	#157
1995	2,268	#154
1996	2,126	#163
1997	2,225	#156
1998	2,177	#158
1999	2,171	#170
2000	2,200	#172
2001	2,197	#171
2002	2,341	#164
2003	2,372	#166
2004	2,620	#154
2005	2,761	#141
2006	3,029	#133
2007	3,213	#132
2008	3,699	#116
2009	5,023	#85
2010	6,025	#70
2011	6,661	#66
2012	7,243	#55
2013	7,447	#49
2014	8,077	#45
2015	8,336	#42
2016	8,113	#42
2017	8,477	#36
2018	8,537	#33
2019	9,062	#25
2020	9,091	#18
2021	9,553	#12
2022	9,861	#12
2023	9,384	#12
2024	9,513	#12