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The name Lev peaked for girls at #9274 in 2020. Lev is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Lev is a boy's name of Hebrew, Russian origin meaning "heart; lion".

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This concise one-syllable name, has two possible derivations and two positive meanings associated with it. In Hebrew, it means "heart", while in Russian it means "lion". So strong and simple Lev has both a soft and a fierce side.

 Lev is very uncommon in the US, ranking below the Top 1000, but feels eminently wearable thanks to similar names like Levi and Zev. It's a popular choice in Russia and the Netherlands, ranking in or around the Top 100 in both nations.

 The leonine Lev is the Russian birth name of the great novelist Tolstoy, and the mother of Liev Schreiber has stated that she named him in honor of the writer. In the Chaim Potok novel My Name is Asher Lev, about a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York, Lev is the character's surname.

 Actress Candace Cameron has a son she named Lev.

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The name Lev peaked for boys at #1001 in 2025. The name is most popular in LEV, LEV, and LEV. Lev is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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