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LevIn Hebrew: לב · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Lev (Hebrew: לב) is a boy's name of international origin. 3,349 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 48 boys and ranked #297. Its peak year was 1949, with 152 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,349
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 48
- rank #297
- Peak year
- 1949
- 152 babies
- USA, 2025
- 227
- rank #999
Writing and saying Lev
In Hebrew letters the name is לב, read right to left. Lev is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Lev by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Lev in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 227 | #999 | 2025 (227) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 32 | #1,033 | 2023 (34) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 32 | #953 | 2023 (34) |
| Ireland | 2025 | 4 | #642 | 2022 (5) |
| British Columbia | 2023 | 9 | #354 | 2023 (9) |
| Alberta | 2025 | 3 | #1,205 | 2020 (9) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Lev has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Lev
How do you write Lev in Hebrew?
Lev is written לב in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Lev?
3,349 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name לב: 160 women and 3,189 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Lev a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 95.2% of the people named לב are men.
Is Lev used outside Israel?
The name Lev appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 227 boys were given it in 2025 (#999), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 32 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - Ireland: Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)
Irish Babies' Names (PxStat tables VSA50, VSA60)
Years 1964–2025 · updated 2026 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - British Columbia: BC Vital Statistics Agency
Most Popular Girl / Boy Names for the Past 100 Years
Years 1924–2023 · updated 2024 · licence: Open Government Licence - British Columbia · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - Alberta: Alberta Vital Statistics
Frequency and ranking of baby names by year and gender
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-08-11 · licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta - Quebec: Retraite Québec
Banque de prénoms (filles, garçons)
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-06-18 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.