Levada
Feminine
Levada is also a word, and a lovely one. On the Portuguese island of Madeira, a levada is one of the narrow irrigation channels that carry water along the mountainsides, from the Portuguese levar, to carry, and the paths that run beside them are now the island's best-known walks.
How old is the name Levada?
Levada first appears in US birth records in 1891 — 134 years ago. The typical Levada alive today was born around 1926, making them about 99 years old. About 100 people named Levada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Levada most popular?
Levada peaked in 1900, reaching #1319 nationally. See the whole 1900 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Levada
Levada is a name and a word that never met. The name reads as an American build, Le- set in front of Vada in the way LaVada was made; the word came from Portuguese farmers cutting channels into rock to bring water down to their terraces. What they share is a shape: three open syllables, le-VAH-da, with the stress in the middle in both languages.
Meaningnot established
Not established
As a name, Levada has no recorded meaning. It reads as Le- joined to Vada, an older American name of untraced origin, or as a respelling of LaVada. The Portuguese word shares its letters by coincidence, and nothing ties the name to Madeira.
Pronouncing Levada
luh-VAH-duh
Three syllables, stressed in the middle. The Portuguese word puts its stress in the same place.
Nicknames for Levada
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1891
- Most girls named
- 192022 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1319reached in 1900
- Change vs 1963
- −44.4%5 in 2008, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Levadas among us
people named Levada are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Levada sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Shares its spelling with a real and pleasant word, the Madeiran water channel.
- Three syllables with a clear middle stress.
- Vada is a ready short form with its own history as a name.
- Expect LaVada or Lavada on forms; the e will need pointing out.
- Portuguese speakers will recognize the word for an irrigation channel. It is a gentle association and an easy conversation.
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Frequently asked
- How many Levadas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Levada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Levada in 2025?
- Levada is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Levada with classmates?
- Levada will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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