Gender: Boy
Meaning: Joined; attached; pledged in harmony
Origin: Hebrew — from Levi (לֵוִי), from lavah (to join, to attach)
Popularity: Ranked #12 in 2024 with 9,513 babies born.
History: Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah in the Hebrew Bible, and the ancestor of the Levites — the priestly tribe of Israel. The name carried deep religious significance for centuries. In America it gained frontier credibility through Levi Strauss, the Bavarian immigrant who invented blue jeans in San Francisco in 1873 — arguably the most American garment ever made. Levi re-entered the U.S. top 10 in the 2010s, beloved for its short punchy sound, biblical roots, and that unmistakable denim-and-open-road spirit.
Famous people named Levi: Levi Strauss (Levi's founder), Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
Name length: 4 letters
How common is Levi? About 1 in 347 babies born in 2024 were named Levi, or roughly 26.2 per day in the United States.
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