Levy name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Hebrew and Hungarian
Usage: Hungarian, English, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish
Pronunciation: l(e)-vy
Meaning: Reclusive
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What does Levy mean?

Originated from Hebrew and Hungarian, Well-Known and Enduring Levy is particulary used in English, Norwegian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish and Finnish, a gender insensitive name, Levy means "Reclusive". Levy is version of biblical and dominant Levi.

Levi is a short of Levente. Levi is equivalent of The Hebrew Name לֵוִי Meaning Attached in Latin language. Pleasing and Evergreen Hungarian and Hebrew Levi, meaning of Levi is "Attached and United".

How do I pronounce Levy?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Levy as l(e)-vy.

Variants of Levy

Levi, Lavi, Levin, Levie, Lavee, Leo, Olavi, Leofwine

Names that rhyme with Levy

How popular is the name Levy?

Levy is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 600 names. In 1894, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 521 on boy names chart when 66 babies were named Levy.

Over 3400 babies in United States have been named Levy. Also, in France, it has been in use since 1973 and was able to reach the top 800 names. In 2000, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 748 on boy names chart when 53 babies were named Levy.

Over 848 babies in France have been named Levy. Also, in Netherlands, in just 5 years, it has made it to the top 300 names. Recently in 2016, 70 babies were given Levy and it reached its peak ranking, 230 on boy names chart.

Over 293 babies in Netherlands have been named Levy.

Levy is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, in use since 1997, peaked in 1997 when it ranked 2337th. In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and peaked in 2018 when it ranked 714th.

In Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and peaked in 2006 when it ranked 807th. But Levy is a popular baby name in Philippines where every 1 in 9000 have the name as well as in, Zambia and Brazil.

As per our estimate, over 50000 people has been named Levy globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2023208970350944
2022178191387238
20211635101318950
2020170491452929
2019241455597320
2018211966651218
2017223659708316
2016232956759015
2015259847118198
2014251549164995
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Levy in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands9252246312

What numerology tells about Levy?

You are never bored. Even when you are alone. Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless. You often get involved with people who have a hard time to express how they actually feel. Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. You believe that your body is a temple that needs to be taken good care of. And so does the soul.

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  •  Jocko - The uncommon boy name Jocko is rooted from English and Hebrew, Jocko means "God is Gracious, Yahweh is Gracious and Diminutive of Jack". Jocko is a derivative of Jack.
  •  Mary-Anne - Girl name Mary-Anne is originated from Hebrew, meaning of Mary-Anne is "Combination of Mary and Ann and Bitter". Mary-Anne is resultant of Maryann.
  •  Yann-Vari - The Yann-Vari is originated from Hebrew which is used principally in Breton language, meaning of Yann-Vari is "Princess of the Sea"
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Famous people named Levy

  • Levy Gerzberg, Dr
  • Levy Mwanawasa, third Republican President of Zambia
  • Levy Lee Simon is writer of movie The Last Revolutionary

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  4. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  5. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
  6. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
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