How Many People Are Named Leven?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Leven. It is predominantly male (95.8%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Leven peaked in popularity in 2018 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leven as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.8% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
30 births
Total Registered
239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leven
Leven is predominantly male (95.8%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Leven as a male name
Ranked #5,785 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (25 births)
Leven as a female name
Ranked #17,087 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2013 (5 births)
Leven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leven span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 104 babies were registered. While Leven is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leven by Decade
How has Leven tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leven
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Leven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leven?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Leven are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Leven a common name?
Leven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leven most popular?
Leven reached peak popularity in 2018, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leven is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leven a male name?
Leven is predominantly male. 95.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leven Smith, Leven Johnson, Leven Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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