Meaning of the nameLevy
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Le-vy
- Biblical name
Levy is a spelling of the name Levi, which means “possibly 'joined, attached'”.
Meaning
“possibly 'joined, attached'”
Meaning of the name Levi, of which Levy is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Levi · Bible Hub: Strong's 3878 (Levi)
- People (2022)
- 11,118
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,582
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,946
- people
Levy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Levy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (4,223 people).
126 women 10,992 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Levy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Levy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,161 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 1,662 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 1,235 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 782 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 605 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 558 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 526 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 518 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 444 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 421 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 288 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 275 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 270 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 226 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 164 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 157 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 128 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 123 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 37 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Levy
It swaps the final I for a Y, as in the surname Levy; it is much less common than Levi.
About the name Levi
Wiktionary traces Levi to Biblical Hebrew lēwî, of uncertain origin, and records it in Portuguese as the name of Jacob's third son. Behind the Name says the name possibly means 'joined, attached' and presents it as the ancestor of the Levites; Strong's lexicon, on Bible Hub, links the name to the verb lavah, 'to join', through Leah's words in Genesis 29:34, but records that the derivation is debated. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 88,228 people named Levi, with a median age of 7; more than half were born from 2010 onward. Wiktionary records Levy in English as a surname derived from the Biblical Levi and also as a male name.
Other spellings of Levi
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Levi | 88,228 |
| Levy | 11,118 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Levi · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Levi · behindthename.com · meaning
- Bible Hub: Strong's 3878 (Levi) · biblehub.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Levy · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Levy
What does the name Levy mean?
Levy means “possibly 'joined, attached'”, according to Behind the Name and Bible Hub. This is the meaning of the name Levi, of which Levy is a spelling.
How many people are named Levy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,118 people with the first name Levy, which ranks it number 1,582 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Levy a boy's or a girl's name?
Levy is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 126 women and 10,992 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Levy?
Levy is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Levy most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Levy (2,161 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Levy?
Levi. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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