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Levi

Hebrew
"joined, attached"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Jul 01 2025

Levi Origin and Meaning

The name Levi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "joined, attached".

Levi, lighter and more energetic than most biblical names, with its up vowel ending, combines Old Testament gravitas with the casual flair associated with Levi Strauss jeans.

Now it's being rediscovered in a major way—Levi has been shooting up the charts in recent years. Extremely popular in the US, it's also a Top 100 name throughout the English-speaking world as well as in a diverse range of countries from Germany to Brazil.

In the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Leah and Jacob, from whom the priestly tribe of Levites descended; in the New Testament, Levi was Matthew's given name before he became an apostle. It is suspected that Levi derives from the Hebrew word yillaweh, meaning "he will join."

Levi received a lot of attention as the sons of Matthew McConaughey, Sheryl Crow and Sara Gilbert.

In the Thomas Hardy novel Far from the Madding Crowd, Levi Everdene is the father of the heroine.

# 12 in the US

Levi Rank in US Top 1000

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Levi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Levi

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Famous People Named Levi

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    Biblical son of Jacob
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    22nd Vice President of the United States
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    American inventor of blue jeans
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  • Levi Matthew Jones
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  • Levi Addison Ault
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  • Levi Celerio
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  • Levi Coffin
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  • Levi Eshkol
    Israeli politician
  • Levi Leipheimer
    American professional road bicycle racer
  • Levi Leiter
    American businessman
  • Levi Lincoln
    Sr., American revolutionary and statesman
  • Levi Lincoln
    Jr., American lawyer and politician
  • Levi Lind
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Levi Porter
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  • Levi Romero
    Venezuelan baseball player
  • Levi Seacer
    Jr., American musician
  • Levi Stubbs
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  • "Lebanon" Levi King Stoltzfus
    American reality TV personality of "Amish Mafia"
  • Levi Woodbury
    American politician
  • Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
    Rabbi and Hasidic leader
  • Levi Benton
    singer of American metal band MissTeague
  • Levi Sanders
    son of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
  • Levi Hank Gilbert
    Adler (b. 2004), Son of actress Sara Gilbert and Allison Adler
  • Levi Alves McConaughey (b. 2008)
    Son of Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey
  • Levi Harper Ford (b. 2009)
    son of actress Holly Brisley and Paul Ford
  • Levi James Crow (b. 2010)
    Son of singer Sheryl Crow
  • Levi Money (b. 2012)
    son of actors Emme Rylan and Don Money
  • Levi Ritchie (b. 2014)
    son of director Guy Ritchie and model Jacqui Ainsley
  • Levi Teague Morales (b. 2015)
    son of Youtubers Oscar Morales & Kyra Sivertson
  • Levi Aaron Cooperman (b. 2016)
    son of actress Anna Silk and Seth Cooperman
  • Levi William Johnson (b. 2016)
    son of American singer and actress Alex Murrel
  • Levi Blaze Henriques (b. 2017)
    son of rapper Sean Paul
  • Taylor Levi Estevez (b. 1984)
    son of actor Emilio Estevez and model Carey Salley
  • Jackson Levi Duggar (b. 2004)
    15th child of reality TV's Duggar family
  • Zachary Levi
    American actor

The name Levi in Pop Culture

  • Levi Strauss
    American jeans and clothing line
  • Levi Gorringe
    Lawyer in The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896)
  • Lance Corporal Levi Ackerman
    character in anime "Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin"
  • Levi Stewart
    character in "Fangirl" by Rainbow Rowell
  • Levi
    nickname of Mike Warren on TV's "Graceland"
  • Levi
    character in the "Soul Screamers" series by Rachel Vincent
  • Commercial for Levi
    song by band 'Placebo'

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