How Many People Are Named Levy?
An estimated 2,628 people in the United States have the first name Levy. It is predominantly male (92.5%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Levy peaked in popularity in 2021 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Levy 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 Levy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,628
About 1 in 130,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.5% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2021
153 births
Total Registered
4,129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Levy
Levy is predominantly male (92.5%), though 311 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Levy as a male name
Ranked #1,852 in 2024
87 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (102 births)
Levy as a female name
Ranked #3,538 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (51 births)
Levy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Levy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 649 babies were registered. Levy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Levy by Decade
How has Levy 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.
Levy by State
Birth registrations for Levy span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in Washington, Colorado, New Jersey. On average, about 82 Levys were registered per state.
Levy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Levy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Levy
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Levy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Levy?
We estimate approximately 2,628 people named Levy 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 130,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Levy a common name?
Levy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Levy most popular?
Levy reached peak popularity in 2021, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Levy is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Levy a male name?
Levy is predominantly male. 92.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Levy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Levy Smith, Levy Johnson, Levy 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me