Is Leva a boy or girl name?

Leva is a girl’s name. Of the 823 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Leva

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Leva was most popular in 1921, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,545 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 823 people named Leva.

Leva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leva’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leva is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 823 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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