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Levi

associated with him

לֵוִי Λευΐ le.vi

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Levi (Hebrew: לֵוִי, le.vi) means “associated with him”, by traditional interpretation. Three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a priest. In 2025 it was given to 9,713 children in the United States, ranking 12. Use is rising. Around 216,440 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears with Bani in Nehemiah 9.

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Which Levi?

Three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.

  1. Levi

    Patriarchal · tribe of Levi · priest · 329 verses

    son of Jacob; father of Baaseiah; father of Gershon

  2. Levi

    Gospels · tribe of Judah · 1 verse

    son of Melchi

  3. Levi

    Gospels · tribe of Judah · 1 verse

    son of Simeon

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 162.2 · rank 7
US usage today rank 12 · 9,713 births in 2025
1880 — 2025 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
331 across 25 books
Bearers
3 distinct people in scripture
Testament
Both
Era
Patriarchal
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Roughly 1 child in every 7 classes of 25.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2025 9,713 Rising
All-time total216,440 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 9,936 in 2022 Its highest year on record
Strongest stateCA Highest share relative to births
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The same name elsewhere

CountryFormStandingBasis
United StatesLevi rank 12 · 9,713 in 2025 Births in year
Brazil LEVI 35,520 bearers · born 1930–2010 Living residents
Spain LEVI 642 bearers · mean age 21.2 Living residents
PortugalLeví permitted IRN approved list

Two different questions are shown here. Rows marked births in year count children registered during a period; rows marked living residents count people of every age alive at a census. They answer different questions and are never added together.

Merged person graph331 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsGenesis 29:34
Last appearsRevelation 7:7
Cross-references5,214 linked passages
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Names connected to this one

  • Benjamin attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Issachar attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Asher attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Dan attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Reuben attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Gad attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Joseph attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.
  • Baal attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Jacob.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H3878
Hebrew לֵוִי
Greek Λευΐ
Transliteration le.vi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812);
brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144);
father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115)
§ Levi = "joined to"
the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, was the progenitor of the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel.

The biblical story

Levi was the third son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Leah (Gen.29.34). Along with his brother Simeon, he took revenge on the Shechemites for the rape of their sister Dinah (Gen.34.25-31). Jacob rebuked them for this act on his deathbed (Gen.49.5-7). Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Gen.46.11; Exo.6.16). His descendants, the Levites, were set apart as the priestly tribe (Exo.32.26-29; Num.3.5-13). They were responsible for the tabernacle and its services (Num.1.47-54; 3.14-39; 4.1-49; 8.5-26). The Levites were given cities throughout Israel, but no territorial inheritance (Num.35.1-8; Jos.21.1-42). Notable Levites include Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. The Levites are frequently mentioned in the historical and prophetic books of the Old Testament, as well as in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. In the New Testament, Levites are mentioned in connection with the temple and its services (Luk.10.32; Jhn.1.19; Act.4.36). The Levitical priesthood is contrasted with the superior priesthood of Christ (Heb.7.1-28).

Key verses

Levi appears in 329 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

    Genesis 29:34

  2. And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

    Genesis 34:25

  3. And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

    Genesis 34:30

  4. The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

    Genesis 35:23

  5. And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    Genesis 46:11
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Genesis (6)

  • Genesis 29:34
  • Genesis 34:25
  • Genesis 34:30
  • Genesis 35:23
  • Genesis 46:11
  • Genesis 49:5

Exodus (9)

  • Exodus 1:2
  • Exodus 2:1
  • Exodus 4:14
  • Exodus 6:16
  • Exodus 6:19
  • Exodus 6:25
  • Exodus 32:26
  • Exodus 32:28
  • Exodus 38:21

Leviticus (2)

  • Leviticus 25:32
  • Leviticus 25:33

Numbers (62)

  • Numbers 1:47
  • Numbers 1:49
  • Numbers 1:50
  • Numbers 1:51
  • Numbers 1:53
  • Numbers 2:17
  • Numbers 2:33
  • Numbers 3:6
  • Numbers 3:9
  • Numbers 3:12
  • Numbers 3:15
  • Numbers 3:17
  • Numbers 3:20
  • Numbers 3:32
  • Numbers 3:39
  • Numbers 3:41
  • Numbers 3:45
  • Numbers 3:46
  • Numbers 3:49
  • Numbers 4:2
  • Numbers 4:18
  • Numbers 4:46
  • Numbers 7:5
  • Numbers 7:6
  • Numbers 8:6
  • Numbers 8:9
  • Numbers 8:10
  • Numbers 8:11
  • Numbers 8:12
  • Numbers 8:13
  • Numbers 8:14
  • Numbers 8:15
  • Numbers 8:18
  • Numbers 8:19
  • Numbers 8:20
  • Numbers 8:21
  • Numbers 8:22
  • Numbers 8:24
  • Numbers 8:26
  • Numbers 16:1
  • Numbers 16:7
  • Numbers 16:8
  • Numbers 16:10
  • Numbers 17:3
  • Numbers 17:8
  • Numbers 18:2
  • Numbers 18:6
  • Numbers 18:21
  • Numbers 18:23
  • Numbers 18:24
  • Numbers 18:26
  • Numbers 18:30
  • Numbers 26:57
  • Numbers 26:58
  • Numbers 26:59
  • Numbers 31:30
  • Numbers 31:47
  • Numbers 35:2
  • Numbers 35:4
  • Numbers 35:6
  • Numbers 35:7
  • Numbers 35:8

Deuteronomy (25)

  • Deuteronomy 10:8
  • Deuteronomy 10:9
  • Deuteronomy 12:12
  • Deuteronomy 12:18
  • Deuteronomy 12:19
  • Deuteronomy 14:27
  • Deuteronomy 14:29
  • Deuteronomy 16:11
  • Deuteronomy 16:14
  • Deuteronomy 17:9
  • Deuteronomy 17:18
  • Deuteronomy 18:1
  • Deuteronomy 18:6
  • Deuteronomy 18:7
  • Deuteronomy 21:5
  • Deuteronomy 24:8
  • Deuteronomy 26:11
  • Deuteronomy 26:12
  • Deuteronomy 26:13
  • Deuteronomy 27:9
  • Deuteronomy 27:12
  • Deuteronomy 27:14
  • Deuteronomy 31:9
  • Deuteronomy 31:25
  • Deuteronomy 33:8

Joshua (17)

  • Joshua 3:3
  • Joshua 8:33
  • Joshua 13:14
  • Joshua 13:33
  • Joshua 14:3
  • Joshua 14:4
  • Joshua 18:7
  • Joshua 21:1
  • Joshua 21:3
  • Joshua 21:4
  • Joshua 21:8
  • Joshua 21:10
  • Joshua 21:20
  • Joshua 21:27
  • Joshua 21:34
  • Joshua 21:40
  • Joshua 21:41

Judges (10)

  • Judges 17:7
  • Judges 17:9
  • Judges 17:10
  • Judges 17:11
  • Judges 17:12
  • Judges 17:13
  • Judges 18:3
  • Judges 18:15
  • Judges 19:1
  • Judges 20:4

1 Samuel (1)

  • 1 Samuel 6:15

2 Samuel (1)

  • 2 Samuel 15:24

1 Kings (2)

  • 1 Kings 8:4
  • 1 Kings 12:31

1 Chronicles (47)

  • 1 Chronicles 2:1
  • 1 Chronicles 6:1
  • 1 Chronicles 6:16
  • 1 Chronicles 6:19
  • 1 Chronicles 6:38
  • 1 Chronicles 6:43
  • 1 Chronicles 6:47
  • 1 Chronicles 6:48
  • 1 Chronicles 6:64
  • 1 Chronicles 9:2
  • 1 Chronicles 9:14
  • 1 Chronicles 9:18
  • 1 Chronicles 9:26
  • 1 Chronicles 9:31
  • 1 Chronicles 9:33
  • 1 Chronicles 9:34
  • 1 Chronicles 12:26
  • 1 Chronicles 13:2
  • 1 Chronicles 15:2
  • 1 Chronicles 15:4
  • 1 Chronicles 15:11
  • 1 Chronicles 15:12
  • 1 Chronicles 15:14
  • 1 Chronicles 15:15
  • 1 Chronicles 15:16
  • 1 Chronicles 15:17
  • 1 Chronicles 15:22
  • 1 Chronicles 15:26
  • 1 Chronicles 15:27
  • 1 Chronicles 16:4
  • 1 Chronicles 21:6
  • 1 Chronicles 23:2
  • 1 Chronicles 23:3
  • 1 Chronicles 23:6
  • 1 Chronicles 23:14
  • 1 Chronicles 23:24
  • 1 Chronicles 23:26
  • 1 Chronicles 23:27
  • 1 Chronicles 24:6
  • 1 Chronicles 24:20
  • 1 Chronicles 24:30
  • 1 Chronicles 24:31
  • 1 Chronicles 26:17
  • 1 Chronicles 26:20
  • 1 Chronicles 27:17
  • 1 Chronicles 28:13
  • 1 Chronicles 28:21

2 Chronicles (59)

  • 2 Chronicles 5:4
  • 2 Chronicles 5:5
  • 2 Chronicles 5:12
  • 2 Chronicles 7:6
  • 2 Chronicles 8:14
  • 2 Chronicles 8:15
  • 2 Chronicles 11:13
  • 2 Chronicles 11:14
  • 2 Chronicles 13:9
  • 2 Chronicles 13:10
  • 2 Chronicles 17:8
  • 2 Chronicles 19:8
  • 2 Chronicles 19:11
  • 2 Chronicles 20:14
  • 2 Chronicles 20:19
  • 2 Chronicles 23:2
  • 2 Chronicles 23:4
  • 2 Chronicles 23:6
  • 2 Chronicles 23:7
  • 2 Chronicles 23:8
  • 2 Chronicles 23:18
  • 2 Chronicles 24:5
  • 2 Chronicles 24:6
  • 2 Chronicles 24:11
  • 2 Chronicles 29:4
  • 2 Chronicles 29:5
  • 2 Chronicles 29:12
  • 2 Chronicles 29:16
  • 2 Chronicles 29:25
  • 2 Chronicles 29:26
  • 2 Chronicles 29:30
  • 2 Chronicles 29:34
  • 2 Chronicles 30:15
  • 2 Chronicles 30:16
  • 2 Chronicles 30:17
  • 2 Chronicles 30:21
  • 2 Chronicles 30:22
  • 2 Chronicles 30:25
  • 2 Chronicles 30:27
  • 2 Chronicles 31:2
  • 2 Chronicles 31:4
  • 2 Chronicles 31:9
  • 2 Chronicles 31:12
  • 2 Chronicles 31:14
  • 2 Chronicles 31:17
  • 2 Chronicles 31:19
  • 2 Chronicles 34:9
  • 2 Chronicles 34:12
  • 2 Chronicles 34:13
  • 2 Chronicles 34:30
  • 2 Chronicles 35:3
  • 2 Chronicles 35:5
  • 2 Chronicles 35:8
  • 2 Chronicles 35:9
  • 2 Chronicles 35:10
  • 2 Chronicles 35:11
  • 2 Chronicles 35:14
  • 2 Chronicles 35:15
  • 2 Chronicles 35:18

Ezra (23)

  • Ezra 1:5
  • Ezra 2:40
  • Ezra 2:70
  • Ezra 3:8
  • Ezra 3:9
  • Ezra 3:10
  • Ezra 3:12
  • Ezra 6:16
  • Ezra 6:18
  • Ezra 6:20
  • Ezra 7:7
  • Ezra 7:13
  • Ezra 7:24
  • Ezra 8:15
  • Ezra 8:18
  • Ezra 8:20
  • Ezra 8:29
  • Ezra 8:30
  • Ezra 8:33
  • Ezra 9:1
  • Ezra 10:5
  • Ezra 10:15
  • Ezra 10:23

Nehemiah (39)

  • Nehemiah 3:17
  • Nehemiah 7:1
  • Nehemiah 7:43
  • Nehemiah 7:73
  • Nehemiah 8:7
  • Nehemiah 8:9
  • Nehemiah 8:11
  • Nehemiah 8:13
  • Nehemiah 9:4
  • Nehemiah 9:5
  • Nehemiah 9:38
  • Nehemiah 10:9
  • Nehemiah 10:28
  • Nehemiah 10:34
  • Nehemiah 10:37
  • Nehemiah 10:38
  • Nehemiah 10:39
  • Nehemiah 11:3
  • Nehemiah 11:15
  • Nehemiah 11:16
  • Nehemiah 11:18
  • Nehemiah 11:20
  • Nehemiah 11:22
  • Nehemiah 11:36
  • Nehemiah 12:1
  • Nehemiah 12:8
  • Nehemiah 12:22
  • Nehemiah 12:23
  • Nehemiah 12:24
  • Nehemiah 12:27
  • Nehemiah 12:30
  • Nehemiah 12:44
  • Nehemiah 12:47
  • Nehemiah 13:5
  • Nehemiah 13:10
  • Nehemiah 13:13
  • Nehemiah 13:22
  • Nehemiah 13:29
  • Nehemiah 13:30

Psalms (1)

  • Psalms 135:20

Isaiah (1)

  • Isaiah 66:21

Jeremiah (3)

  • Jeremiah 33:18
  • Jeremiah 33:21
  • Jeremiah 33:22

Ezekiel (10)

  • Ezekiel 40:46
  • Ezekiel 43:19
  • Ezekiel 44:10
  • Ezekiel 44:15
  • Ezekiel 45:5
  • Ezekiel 48:11
  • Ezekiel 48:12
  • Ezekiel 48:13
  • Ezekiel 48:22
  • Ezekiel 48:31

Zechariah (1)

  • Zechariah 12:13

Malachi (3)

  • Malachi 2:4
  • Malachi 2:8
  • Malachi 3:3

Luke (1)

  • Luke 10:32

John (1)

  • John 1:19

Acts (1)

  • Acts 4:36

Hebrews (3)

  • Hebrews 7:5
  • Hebrews 7:9
  • Hebrews 7:11

Revelation (1)

  • Revelation 7:7

Name variants & nicknames

  • Levy — spelling variant
  • Leví — Spanish & Portuguese

Related names

Israel

who prevails with God

Aaron

a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength

Moses

taken out; drawn forth

[not a name] Judah

the praise of the Lord; confession

David

well-beloved, dear