boy's name
Leven
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 333
Leven is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Leven over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 2000s | 34 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Leven?
In 2025, Leven was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leven is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leven is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léven | Léven is a rare spelling of Leven, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Leven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leven
How popular is the name Leven?
In 2025, Leven was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leven a girl's or a boy's name?
Leven is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Leven?
Leven has 2 syllables.
When was Leven most popular?
Leven peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leven a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leven currently ranks #3,908 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.