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Levi
Say it: LEE-vy
Meaning
Hebrew Levi, usually read as 'joined, attached', as explained in Genesis 29:34.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used by Puritans and 19th-century Americans, and popular again since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 167,599 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 189 boys
- 9,081 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Lévi |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Leví |
| Italian | Levi |
| Portuguese | Levi |
| German | Levi |
| Dutch | Levi |
| Hebrew | Levi |
Famous bearers
- Levi, son of Jacob and ancestor of the Levites
- Levi Strauss, maker of denim jeans
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.