Levy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “joined, attached”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- LEE-vee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (92% of all uses)
Variant spelling of Levi, the biblical Hebrew name of Jacob's son. Levy is also a common Jewish surname derived from the same source.
How popular is Levy?
Babies named Levy in 2024131
2024 rank#1,847 boys
Peak year1887
Total US babies since 18804,129
Levy is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Levy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Levy questions
What does the name Levy mean?
Levy means "joined, attached". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Levi, the biblical Hebrew name of Jacob's son. Levy is also a common Jewish surname derived from the same source.
Is Levy a boy or girl name?
Levy is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Levy?
131 US babies were named Levy in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.
How do you pronounce Levy?
Levy is usually pronounced LEE-vee.
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.