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How popular is the name Lev?
Births per year, rank history and how many Levs are alive today.
Lev (male) is a shortened form of the name Levi. Although Lev itself was given to 32 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 953rd as a registered name), most Levs are registered as Levi, which ranked 107th in 2025 with 490 babies.
Most people called Lev are registered as Levi, and share that name's profile: the Levi you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Levis born in England and Wales are between 7 and 23, and there are at least 12,000 of them alive today. Only some Levis go by Lev.
How many babies are named Lev or Levi each year?
Combined registrations of Levi, Lev. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Levi rank as a registered name?
Where does Lev rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lev short for Levi?
Yes - Lev is a shortened form of Levi. Levs are usually registered as Levi at birth.
When was the name Lev most popular?
The full name Levi peaked in 2025, when 522 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lev itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 34 babies.
How many people are called Lev?
There's no official count of people who go by Lev, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 12,000 people registered as Levi born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lev.
How old is the typical Lev?
Most people called Lev are registered as Levi. Most living Levis are between 7 and 23; the most common age is about 2.
Is Lev becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.