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Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Lev

LYEV · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Heart; lion (cognate Hebrew and Slavic)
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Russian/Slavic
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
animal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1040
2024 births213
Peak year2022
First appeared1971
Total US births2,770
2022 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lyova
Alternate spellings
LyevLeo
In other languages
Lev (Russian)Leo (Latin)Levi (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Lev

Lev Tolstoy
Lev Yashin
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