Is Lev a boy or girl name?
Lev is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 213 boys were named Lev, so 4.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.6% of the 2,845 US babies named Lev were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,040
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,699
- Babies named Lev since 1971
- 2,845
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 227 babies
Boys and girls named Lev, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 213 | #1,040 | 9 | #10,699 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1,092 | 7 | #12,884 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,018 | 8 | #11,796 |
| 2021 | 203 | #1,055 | 7 | #12,940 |
| 2020 | 178 | #1,109 | 11 | #9,274 |
| 2019 | 208 | #1,005 | 8 | #11,965 |
| 2018 | 184 | #1,078 | 6 | #14,887 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,298 | 6 | #15,159 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 138 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,481 | 7 | #13,945 |
| 2013 | 98 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,993 | 6 | #16,128 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,002 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,203 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,824 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,600 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,273 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,216 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,068 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,379 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,308 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,752 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,696 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,288 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,037 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,376 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,878 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,616 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,978 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,781 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,853 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,667 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,381 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,555 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,883 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,353 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lev reached #1,005 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #9,274 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lev
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.