Levie
Diminutive form of the Hebrew name Levi, meaning "joined" or "attached".
Name Census estimates that about 366 living Americans carry the first name Levie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 82.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Levie today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Levie births was 1921 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Levie. 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 Levie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
366
~ 1 in 936,487 Americans
Peak year
1921
34 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,269
Tracked since 1886
Census
Levie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 433 people with the first name Levie, which placed it at #22,843 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
#22,843
National first-name rank
People counted
433
433 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Levie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Levie is White at 44.6%. The next largest groups are Black (32.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.7%). 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 Levie 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 Levie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.6% · 193
- Black or African American32.8% · 142
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.7% · 55
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 32
- Two or more races1.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Levie
Levie leans heavily male at 82.0% of total registrations, but 201 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Levie as a male name
- Ranked #11,675 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1919 (24 births)
Levie as a female name
- Ranked #9,269 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1912 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Levie on both sides of the split. Of the 438 people counted with this name, 327 were male (74.7%) and 111 were female (25.3%).
Popularity
Levie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Levie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 237 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Levie 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 Levie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Levies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Levie, while South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Levie
The name Levie is a diminutive form of the Hebrew name Levi, which means "joined" or "attached." The name Levi is derived from the Hebrew root word "lavah," which means "to accompany" or "to join." It is one of the oldest known names, with roots dating back to ancient times.
The name Levi was first mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, where it was the name given to the third son of Leah and Jacob. According to biblical accounts, the tribe of Levi was responsible for religious rites and ceremonies in ancient Israel. The Levites were not given a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were dispersed among the other tribes to serve as priests and religious leaders.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Levie was Levie Bakker, a 17th-century Dutch poet and playwright born in 1623 in Amsterdam. He was known for his tragedies and comedies, which were popular in his time.
Another notable figure with the name Levie was Levie Moses Hirschfeld, a 19th-century Dutch-Jewish writer and journalist born in 1818 in Amsterdam. He was a prominent figure in the Dutch literary scene and was known for his contributions to the emancipation of Jews in the Netherlands.
In the 20th century, Levie Isaacs was a South African businessman and philanthropist born in 1892. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Johannesburg and was known for his philanthropic work, particularly in the field of education.
Levie Zwarich was a Canadian artist and sculptor born in 1904 in Winnipeg. He was known for his abstract sculptures and was a prominent figure in the Canadian art scene in the mid-20th century.
Lastly, Levie Timan was a Dutch-Israeli economist and academic born in 1931 in Amsterdam. He was a professor of economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and made significant contributions to the field of international economics and trade theory.
While the name Levie is not as common today as it once was, it has a rich history and has been borne by notable individuals across various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Levie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Levie 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
Levie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Levie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 366 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Levie 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 936,487 US residents.
Is Levie a common name?
We classify Levie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Levie most popular?
The single biggest year for Levie was 1921, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Levie is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Levie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 433 people with the name Levie, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,843 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 Levie 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 Levie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Levie on both sides of the split. Of the 438 people counted with this name, 327 were male (74.7%) and 111 were female (25.3%). 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 Levie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Levie is White at 44.6%. The next largest groups are Black (32.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.7%). 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 Levie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Levie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.6% (193 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 Levie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Levie a male name?
Yes, 82.0% of people registered as Levie 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 Levie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Levie 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 Levie 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 common is the name Levie?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Levie at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.