Leva

LEH-vuh /ˈlɛvə/
girl 2 syllables rising

Leva is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.

Leva is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,629 for girl births in the United States (and #21,158 across all names), given to 7 babies. Leva was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1921 (33 births).

About the name Leva

PronunciationLEH-vuh /ˈlɛvə/
#12,629U.S. rank among girls 2025
#21,158among all names 2025
7U.S. births 2025
33peak births 1921
1883first in SSA data

Names similar to Leva

How popular is Leva?

Girls named Leva 7 in 2025
188319001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Leva per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1883–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Leva total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202577#12,629
202477#12,899
20231111#9,345
202155#16,679
19696—#7,084
19685—#7,650
19605—#6,894
19567—#5,088
19526—#5,240
19505—#5,736
19486—#4,987
19479—#3,890
19468—#3,840
19458—#3,542
19445—#4,949
19435—#5,050
19405—#4,735
19396—#4,042
19386—#4,112
19376—#4,065
19369—#2,994
19358—#3,322
19349—#3,052
193310—#2,788
193212—#2,576
193110—#2,894
193010—#2,966
192911—#2,847
192816—#2,245
192712—#2,789
192616—#2,307
192515—#2,445
192421—#1,961
192317—#2,226
192217—#2,231
192133—#1,422
192029—#1,533
191923—#1,721
191828—#1,518
191721—#1,744
191620—#1,767
191516—#2,007
191418—#1,577
191313—#1,722
191212—#1,671
191116—#1,144
19109—#1,703
19098—#1,681
190811—#1,312
190715—#1,017
190620—#830
190519—#861
19048—#1,429
19037—#1,510
190214—#956
190120—#734
190010—#1,277
189910—#1,067
189813—#994
189712—#957
18968—#1,265
189514—#877
18945—#1,605
189311—#937
18925—#1,562
189111—#868
18905—#1,432
18897—#1,082
18887—#1,090
18879—#827
18849—#770
18836—#873