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Levi

Levi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“joined, attached”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
LEE-vye · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name borne by Jacob and Leah's son, ancestor of the Levites. From Hebrew Lewi, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'join' or 'attach'.

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How popular is Levi?

20242,878 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Levi in 20249,580

2024 rank#12 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 1880206,601

Levi has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Levi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Levyjoined, attached · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Levi questions

What does the name Levi mean?

Levi means "joined, attached". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name borne by Jacob and Leah's son, ancestor of the Levites. From Hebrew Lewi, traditionally connected with a root meaning 'join' or 'attach'.

Is Levi a boy or girl name?

Levi is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Levi?

9,580 US babies were named Levi in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Levi?

Levi is usually pronounced LEE-vye.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.