Levi

“To join” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #12 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Levi was #116 in 1881, slipped to #723 by 1965, and reached #12 in 2021 and has held it for 5 straight years since. About 215,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #8 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #9 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #10 in Netherlands (2025) · #12 in Switzerland (2024) · #13 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Levis

Levi Eshkol — Israeli politician, a founder of the Israeli Labor Party and Prime Minister (1895-1969)
Levi P. Morton — vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (1824–1920)
Levi Strauss — German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829-1902)
Levi Colwill — English association football player (born 2003)
Levi Leipheimer — American cyclist

In stories & tradition

Levi — Genesis 29 · Genesis 34
Levi Ackerman — Attack on Titan
Levi Schmitt — Grey's Anatomy

What Levis become

Among 477 notable people named Levi:

Business leaders appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Levi Strauss, German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829-1902).

Similar names: Elias · Leo · Ezra · Jack · Eli · Isaac

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