How Many People Are Named Levin?
An estimated 1,347 people in the United States have the first name Levin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Levin peaked in popularity in 2011 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Levin 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 Levin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,347
About 1 in 254,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2011
60 births
Total Registered
1,656
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Levin
Levin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,656 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Levin as a male name
Ranked #3,017 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (60 births)
Levin as a female name
Ranked #17,088 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Levin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Levin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 440 babies were registered. While Levin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Levin by Decade
How has Levin 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.
Levin by State
Birth registrations for Levin span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Maryland. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, North Carolina. On average, about 32 Levins were registered per state.
Levin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Levin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Levin
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Levin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Levin?
We estimate approximately 1,347 people named Levin 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 254,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Levin a common name?
Levin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,656 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Levin most popular?
Levin reached peak popularity in 2011, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Levin is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Levin a male name?
Levin is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Levin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Levin Smith, Levin Johnson, Levin 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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