Leevi
A Hebrew masculine name meaning "joined" or "attached".
Name Census estimates that about 778 living Americans carry the first name Leevi. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Leevi today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Leevi births was 2013 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Leevi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
778
~ 1 in 440,558 Americans
Peak year
2013
57 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,792
Tracked since 1979
Popularity
Leevi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Leevi from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 384 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Leevi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Leevi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Leevi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Leevis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Leevi, while Ohio, Georgia, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Leevi
The given name Leevi has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, derived from the biblical name Levi. The name Levi is derived from the Hebrew word לָוָה (lavah), meaning "to join" or "to accompany." It is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, tracing its roots back to the ancient Hebrew patriarch Levi, the son of Jacob and Leah.
The name Levi appears frequently in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. It is mentioned in various books, including Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and others. The Levites were a prominent tribe responsible for religious duties and serving in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Levi was the biblical figure Levi himself, who lived around the 18th century BCE. He was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and played a significant role in the narrative of the Book of Genesis.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Leevi or its variations. One such figure was Levi ben Gershom, also known as Gersonides or Ralbag (1288-1344), a renowned medieval French rabbi, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Another prominent individual was Levi Strauss (1829-1902), the German-American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the iconic Levi Strauss & Co. clothing company, known for their blue jeans.
In the realm of literature, Levi Yitzchok Berditchever (1740-1810) was a renowned Hasidic rabbi and author from Ukraine, known for his influential works on Jewish mysticism and philosophy.
The name Leevi has also been carried by notable figures in the world of music, such as Levi Stubbs (1936-2008), the lead singer of the legendary Motown vocal group The Four Tops.
In the field of science, Levi-Civita (1873-1941) was an Italian mathematician and physicist, best known for his contributions to tensor calculus and the Levi-Civita symbol, which is widely used in physics and mathematics.
While the name Leevi has its roots in Hebrew and Jewish culture, it has been adopted and used across various regions and cultures throughout history, often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Leevi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Leevi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Leevi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leevi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 778 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Leevi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 440,558 US residents.
Is Leevi a common name?
We classify Leevi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 787 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Leevi most popular?
The single biggest year for Leevi was 2013, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Leevi is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Leevi a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Leevi in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.