Levell
Masculine
Levell is an American name with no documented parent, and it lands on a word attached to one of the earliest movements in English history to argue that ordinary men should get a vote.
How old is the name Levell?
Levell first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Levell alive today was born around 1968, making them about 57 years old. About 500 people named Levell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Levell most popular?
Levell peaked in 1952, reaching #2010 nationally. See the whole 1952 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Levell
During the English civil wars a movement grew up inside the parliamentary army arguing for something nobody in authority was prepared to hear: a written constitution, religious tolerance, equality before the law, and the vote for most adult men. Their opponents called them Levellers, meaning that they wanted to level society, and the name stuck although the movement itself largely rejected it. The debates were recorded at Putney and are extraordinary to read: ordinary soldiers arguing with generals about whether a man without property has any stake in the country. They were defeated, some were shot, and the ideas went underground for two centuries before turning up again nearly word for word.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Lavelle, Levelle and Lovell have all been suggested and none is documented. The name may equally be a build on a free front syllable with a common ending.
Pronouncing Levell
luh-VELL
Two syllables with the weight on the second. LEV-ul, said like the English word, is also heard.
Nicknames for Levell
Moderate
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
- 1914
- Most boys named
- 195714 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2010reached in 1952
- Change vs 2017
- 0.0%5 in 2022, from 5
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.
Levells among us
people named Levell 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
Levell 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
- Lev comes off the front as a short form and is a name in its own right elsewhere.
- The stress is usually unmistakable, so first attempts land correctly.
- It is short on paper and quick to write.
- Two pronunciations are in circulation and the spelling settles neither.
- It is one letter from an ordinary English word, which people will notice.
- No origin is documented, so the meaning question has nothing settled to answer with.
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Levell
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Frequently asked
- How many Levells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Levell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Levell in 2025?
- Levell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Levell with classmates?
- Levell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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