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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Leevi with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Leevi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 589 people with the first name Leevi, which placed it at #18,321 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,321
National first-name rank
People counted
589
589 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Leevi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leevi is White at 67.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.0%) and Black (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Leevi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Leevi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.1% · 395
- Hispanic or Latino11.0% · 65
- Black or African American9.7% · 57
- Two or more races7.8% · 46
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 9
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.
How common was Leevi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 589 people with the name Leevi, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,321 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Leevi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Leevi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Leevi leans strongly male. 561 people counted with this name were male (95.4%), compared with 27 female bearers (4.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Leevi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leevi is White at 67.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.0%) and Black (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Leevi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Leevi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.1% (395 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Leevi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Leevi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Leevi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Leevi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Leevi?
Want to know how many people have the name Leevi? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.