How Many People Are Named Eugene Levy?
There are approximately 18 people named Eugene Levy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Eugene with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Levy. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
18
1 in 19,041,908 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
View full profileEugene
Last Name
View full profileLevy
Eugene: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Eugene. The peak year was 1927 with 9,827 births. The average person named Eugene today is 66 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Eugene
In the 2020 Census, the first name Eugene was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.34%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.94%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Eugene in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Eugene rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Levy Surname
The surname Levy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Levy in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Eugene" has an estimated frequency of 0.0433% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Levy" appears at a rate of 12.21 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Eugene are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 18 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Eugene
Other people with the surname Levy
Eugene Levy: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Eugene Levy?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Eugene Levy are alive in the United States today. The first name Eugene is shared by 148,291 Americans, and the surname Levy is shared by 41,854.
How rare is the name Eugene Levy?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans. The first name Eugene is common and the surname Levy is uncommon.
Is Eugene a male or female name?
Eugene is predominantly male, with 99.3% of bearers being male and 0.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1927 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Eugene?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Eugene was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.34%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.94%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
Try another name
How Many of Me