Leven
Masculine
Leven is given to both — 235 boys and 10 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Leven entered the US charts in 1917, peaked at #2996 in 1945, ranks #10695 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Leven?
Leven first appears in US birth records in 1917 — 108 years ago. The typical Leven is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 200 people named Leven are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Leven most popular?
Leven peaked in 1945, reaching #2996 nationally. Today it ranks #10695, 7,699 places below that high. See the whole 1945 chart.
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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
- 1917
- Most boys named
- 201825 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2996reached in 1945
- Change vs 2024
- −62.5%6 in 2025, from 16
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.
Levens among us
people named Leven are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 284,679 born in 2025 was named Leven
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hulett test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Leven's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hulett climbed just as high around 1921, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hulett's path sketches the road Leven is walking now.
Leven sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Leven beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Leven in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #10695 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Levens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Leven are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Leven in 2025?
- Leven ranks #10695 among US boy names in 2025, with 6 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Leven?
- About 1 in every 284,679 US boys born in 2025 was named Leven — 6 in all.
- Will my child share the name Leven with classmates?
- Leven will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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