Leevi
Leevi is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Leevi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leevi is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Leevi
American parents first put Leevi on the record books as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 57 Leevis were born — ranking #2,250 that year. About 46% of every Leevi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leevi ranks #4,935 for baby boys with 20 births, falling sharply (-36%). All told, over 828 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Leevi
Leevi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 828 births in the dataset. Leevi's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #2,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Leevi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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