Leviathan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Leviathan
This biblical beast name entered the US charts for boys in 1991, but its history as a name goes much further back. It was recorded on an English Romani woman around the start of the twentieth century. Will we ever see it on a modern girl?
Leviathan for boys#2964 US
Leviathan was a name given to 76 boys in the USA in 2021. It makes a rather unusual Biblical choice, being the name not of a man or angel, but of a sea monster. In literature and popular culture, the term Leviathan has since come to be used as a synonym for any gargantuan, monstrous creature or object (think of the bag in VEEP).
Before this meaning turns parents-to-be off, the term leviathan in modern Hebrew simply means whale, making this a great choice for parents looking for an unusual nature name.
Pronounced luh-VY-uh-thun.
As of October 2026, Leviathan ranked #2964 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1761 in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,206 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #2,747 | 44 | 23 |
| 2016 | #3,849 | 28 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | #2,866 | 42 | 22.7 |
| 2018 | #2,251 | 61 | 33.6 |
| 2019 | #1,967 | 75 | 41.8 |
| 2020 | #1,761 | 87 | 50.4 |
| 2021 | #1,976 | 76 | 43.4 |
| 2022 | #2,336 | 61 | 34.9 |
| 2023 | #2,138 | 68 | 39.8 |
| 2024 | #2,290 | 62 | 36 |
| 2025 | #2,964 | 42 | 24.6 |
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