Unisex name
Levy
4,256 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 2021. Expression number: 1.
Origin
From the biblical name Levi. Unlike the biblical spelling, which descended through continuous liturgical traditions that preserved final secondary stress (causing it to shift to IPA(key): /ˈliːvaɪ/), the surname was re-introduced into English after the 1650s via French Lévy and German Levy. The pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈlɛvi/ arose from assimilation to the common noun levy, while IPA(key): /ˈliːvi/ preserves the historical long vowel of the first syllable without final stress.From Wiktionary, entry “Levy”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 2021: 153 births. 4,256 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (8%) as well as boys (92%). It really came into use around 1907. It is still given: 655 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,635 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 109 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 55 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 5 + 4 + 7 = 19 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
5 + 7 = 12 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.