Levern
Stemwede is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Following a recent regional reorganization, in 1973, the former districts of Dielingen-Wehdem and Levern were consolidated and the district of "Stemwede" created. The new name was chosen because for a thousand years the area along the Stemweder Berg (mountain) was popularly referred to as Stemwede.
Meaning & Origin of Levern
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stemwede is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Following a recent regional reorganization, in 1973, the former districts of Dielingen-Wehdem and Levern were consolidated and the district of "Stemwede" created. The new name was chosen because for a thousand years the area along the Stemweder Berg (mountain) was popularly referred to as Stemwede.
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The Story of Levern
As a girl name
Levern first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 19 Leverns were born — ranking #2,662 that year. As of 2026, Levern ranks #6,564 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 382 Leverns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Levern first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 61 Leverns were born — ranking #957 that year. As of 2026, Levern ranks #9,581 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Leverns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Levern
Levern is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Levern's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #957. Use the chart and map above to compare Levern'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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