Leven
Leven is both a unisex given name and a surname. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Leven
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leven is both a unisex given name and a surname. People with the name include:
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The Story of Leven
Leven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 25 Levens were born — ranking #4,093 that year. As of 2026, Leven ranks #5,735 for baby boys with 16 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 260 Levens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leven
Leven is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Leven's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Leven'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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