Is Lev a boy or girl name?

Lev is a boy’s name. Of the 3,083 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys.

Lev

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Lev was most popular in 2025, when 236 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,988 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,988, with 236 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,083 people named Lev.

Lev over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lev’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lev a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lev is a boy’s name — 2.7% of the 3,083 Americans given it were girls and 97.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lev

Where Lev is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org