Every Boy Name

Boy's name

Levi

Say it LEE-vy 2 syllables

Hebrew · “possibly he will join; or priest”

Loved across the Netherlands, three German cities, three Australian states, and 1 more place. Common across three Canadian provinces, Israel, Sweden, and 10 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 4 more places.

1 in 202 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 52 there.

Levi in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 8, common in 15, rare in 7.
Levi in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales107 (up)20254901 in 5551352020
Scotland126 (up)2025371 in 5311592020
Northern Ireland52 (up)2025411 in 2021002020
Ireland83 (up)2025711 in 3341422020
North America
Ontario (province)14 (up)2024392about 1 in 153252019
Quebec (province)75 (up)202593about 1 in 3121232020
British Columbia (province)15 (up)202391about 1 in 143232018
Nova Scotia (province)8 (down)20252552020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)8 (up)2025324142020
Victoria (state)9202529292020
Queensland (state)13 (up)2025215142020
South Australia (state)7 (up)202578162020
New Zealand22 (up)2025113282020
Western Europe
France (as Lévi)418 (up)20251951 in 1,5526512020
Netherlands10 (down)2025588about 1 in 11372020
Central Europe
Austria45 (up)20251851 in 206592020
Switzerland16 (up)20251871 in 193282020
Berlin (city)8 (up)2023123about 1 in 126332018
Munich (city)17 (up)202551about 1 in 86392020
Cologne (city)7 (up)202360about 1 in 106432018
Bonn (city)33 (up)202515about 1 in 211412020
Leipzig (city)14 (up)202523about 1 in 125192020
Rostock (city)7 (up)202511about 1 in 95552020
Nordic countries
Norway86 (down)2025761 in 306732020
Sweden43 (up)2025241about 1 in 179722020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)270 (up)2025141 in 1,4794212020
Italy329 (new in the list)2024371 in 5,118Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland445 (new in the list)202551 in 25,281Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
Israel (published as לוי)95 (up)2024208about 1 in 4091052019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

In the Bible, Levi is the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the Levites. The origin of the Hebrew name is uncertain: it possibly comes from a word meaning "he will join", or it was possibly borrowed from a Minaean word for "priest".

2 more paragraphs

LEE-vy has two syllables, with a long first vowel and a bright finish. Lévi is the accented spelling, and Leevi, Lewi and Levy are related forms.

Levi has become a favourite in Australia and the Low Countries. It is a top-10 name in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and the Netherlands, and it is popular in Switzerland and Sweden as well. It is rising almost everywhere it is used, and in Canada it reached its peak around 2020.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
LEE-vy · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“possibly he will join; or priest” (hedged in the source)
Origin
Hebrew
Spellings counted
Counted together with Levi here: Lévi.
Related names
Leevi, Lewi, Levy, Lehi, Rewi
Where Levi comes from (Wiktionary)

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew Levi, of uncertain origin; the Hebrew entry says possibly from yillaweh "he will join" or borrowed from Minaean lawi'u "priest". Third son of Jacob and Leah.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Levi. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Levi over time

Rising in 13 of the 27 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2020.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Levi in England and Wales: #165 in 1996, rising to a peak of #107 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #165, 205 boys1997: #153, 233 boys1998: #165, 205 boys1999: #163, 210 boys2000: #154, 234 boys2001: #159, 234 boys2002: #148, 277 boys2003: #151, 302 boys2004: #154, 299 boys2005: #149, 318 boys2006: #153, 321 boys2007: #151, 355 boys2008: #153, 360 boys2009: #147, 390 boys2010: #144, 415 boys2011: #149, 397 boys2012: #151, 388 boys2013: #166, 342 boys2014: #152, 369 boys2015: #155, 373 boys2016: #167, 348 boys2017: #148, 392 boys2018: #154, 366 boys2019: #135, 416 boys2020: #135, 411 boys2021: #139, 408 boys2022: #122, 459 boys2023: #128, 423 boys2024: #109, 481 boys2025: #107, 490 boys#165 in 1996#107in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996165205
1997153233
1998165205
1999163210
2000154234
2001159234
2002148277
2003151302
2004154299
2005149318
2006153321
2007151355
2008153360
2009147390
2010144415
2011149397
2012151388
2013166342
2014152369
2015155373
2016167348
2017148392
2018154366
2019135416
2020135411
2021139408
2022122459
2023128423
2024109481
2025107490

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Levi in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2016. Peak: 2020, about 684 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 7.6 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 2.3 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 1.6 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 2.7 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 1.1 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 2.8 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 4.4 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 15.3 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 29.1 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 47.2 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 74.1 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 99.7 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 110.2 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 158.2 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 324.1 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 490.2 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 669 per 100,000 boys20202020-2024: about 1 in 149 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19297.6
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19442.3
1945–19490
1950–19541.6
1955–19592.7
1960–19641.1
1965–19692.8
1970–19744.4
1975–197915.3
1980–198429.1
1985–198947.2
1990–199474.1
1995–199999.7
2000–2004110.2
2005–2009158.2
2010–2014324.1
2015–2019490.2
2020–2024669

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Levi

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Levi, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 153, Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 209, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 319, Northern Ireland

  6. 1 in 162, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 562, Switzerland

  8. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

  9. 1 in 354, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 104, Northern Ireland

All 40 brother names for Levi

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Levi's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Levi Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials L.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Levi

Sisters for Levi: Zara, Maya, Eliana, and 5 more
  1. ZaraRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  2. MayaRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  3. ElianaRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  4. IsabellaRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  5. AbigailRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  6. HannahRose and fell with Levi · As common as Levi
  7. EdenRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi
  8. AvaRose and fell with Levi · Same generation as Levi

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Levi

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Levi's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 19 more places.

  2. Loved across the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and 7 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  4. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  5. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.

  8. Common across the UK, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places.

Famous people named Levi

Levi Eshkol, Levi P. Morton, and 6 more
  • Levi Eshkol 1895 to 1969

    Israeli politician, a founder of the Israeli Labor Party and Prime Minister

  • Levi P. Morton 1824 to 1920

    Vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893

  • Levi Strauss 1829 to 1902

    German-Jewish-born American businessman

  • Levi Colwill born 2003

    English association football player

  • Levi Leipheimer born 1973

    American cyclist

  • Levi Miller born 2002

    Australian actor and model

  • Levi Woodbury 1789 to 1851

    US Supreme Court justice from 1845 to 1851

  • Levi Lincoln Sr. 1749 to 1820

    United States attorney general and acting governor of Massachusetts

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Levi

How popular is Levi in South Australia?

Levi ranked #7 in South Australia in 2025, given to 78 boys.

Is Levi rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 13 of the 27 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, Rostock, and 8 other regions.

What does Levi mean?

Levi means “possibly he will join; or priest”, according to Wiktionary. The dictionary itself marks this meaning as uncertain.

How many syllables does Levi have?

Levi has 2 syllables: LEE-vy.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

0kept

Kept names collect here.

Compare