Lev

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⭐ Famous Lev

Lev Yashin

Player for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)

Choose Lev and your child shares a first name with Lev Yashin, a Player for U.S.S.R. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lev, like who?” Lev Yashin's Wikipedia article is available in 88 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,524 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lev, 227 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lev would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLev first shows up in US birth records in 1971, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 54 years since.
• 🏆Best yearLev is at its all-time high right now: #999 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowLev is 10× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 78,740 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,524.
• 🚀TrendLev has climbed 110 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #999. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLev is most popular in New York, where it ranks #407, followed by Massachusetts (#438) and Colorado (#535). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Russian, Lev means “lion”. Our records link it to French, German and Hebrew roots.

About the name Lev

Lev is a boy name of French, German and Hebrew origin meaning “lion”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-lev”. US birth records list Lev for boys from 1971 to 2025, in 47 of those 55 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #999 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #999, with 227 babies.

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