Leveta
A feminine name derived from the French word "levée" meaning "risen" or "elevation".
Name Census estimates that about 32 living Americans carry the first name Leveta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Leveta today is around 80 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Leveta births was 1929 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Leveta. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Leveta is about 80 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Levetas were born before 1956.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Leveta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
32
~ 1 in 10,711,073 Americans
Peak year
1929
9 babies that year
Average age
80
years old
1955 SSA rank
#4,988
Tracked since 1913
Census
Leveta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 102 people with the first name Leveta, which placed it at #53,122 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
#53,122
National first-name rank
People counted
102
102 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Leveta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leveta is White at 65.7%. The next largest groups are Black (20.6%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Leveta 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 Leveta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.7% · 67
- Black or African American20.6% · 21
- Two or more races6.9% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.9% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 2
Popularity
Leveta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Leveta from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 44 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Leveta remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Leveta 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 Leveta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Leveta
The name Leveta is believed to have originated from the Latin word "levitas," which means lightness or levity. It is a feminine form of the name Levitus, which was a Roman family name. The name is thought to have first emerged during the Roman Empire, between the 1st and 5th centuries AD.
Leveta was initially popular among the Roman aristocracy and may have been used as a nickname or diminutive form of names like Levia or Levina. The name's association with lightness and levity could have been seen as a desirable quality, reflecting a sense of joy and lightheartedness.
While there are no specific historical references to the name Leveta in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that the name was used by Roman citizens during that time period. Records from that era are often incomplete or lost, making it difficult to pinpoint the earliest known instances of the name's usage.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Leveta dates back to the 12th century. In 1182, a woman named Leveta de Beaumont was mentioned in a charter from Normandy, France. This suggests that the name had spread beyond its Roman origins and was being used in other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Leveta:
1. Leveta Bates (1924-2008), an American civil rights activist and one of the first African American students to attend the University of Arkansas in 1957.
2. Leveta Gregg (born 1952), an American actress and comedian best known for her roles in the television series "The Jeffersons" and "227."
3. Leveta Bagwell (born 1958), an American professional wrestler and former member of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
4. Leveta Holden (1916-2008), an American jazz singer and pianist who performed in the 1940s and 1950s.
5. Leveta Deen (1926-2005), an American educator and civil rights activist who played a significant role in the desegregation of public schools in Arkansas.
These examples showcase the diverse backgrounds and accomplishments of individuals named Leveta throughout history, ranging from civil rights pioneers to entertainers and athletes.
People
Leveta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Leveta 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
Leveta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leveta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 32 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Leveta 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 10,711,073 US residents.
Is Leveta a common name?
We classify Leveta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Leveta most popular?
The single biggest year for Leveta was 1929, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Leveta is about 80 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Leveta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 102 people with the name Leveta, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #53,122 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 Leveta 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 Leveta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Leveta leans strongly female. 105 people counted with this name were female (98.1%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.9%). 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 Leveta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leveta is White at 65.7%. The next largest groups are Black (20.6%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Leveta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Leveta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.7% (67 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 Leveta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Leveta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Leveta in the SSA data are female. 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 Leveta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Leveta 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 Leveta 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 are named Leveta?
Want to know how many people share the name Leveta? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.