Lev
Lev is a male given name: 98% of people named Lev are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Armenia, Israel, Russia
- US births since 1880
- 1,368 male / 19 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lev
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lev," in English, "Guten Tag Lev," in German. Lev is a male given name: about 98% of people named Lev are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lev,
German
Guten Tag Lev,
French
Bonjour Lev,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lev:
Chinese
Lev您好：
Japanese
Lev様
English
Hi Lev,
German
Hi Lev,
French
Salut Lev,
Spanish
Hola Lev,
Chinese
Lev你好：
Japanese
Levさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Russia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 99% |
| Belarus | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Georgia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
1,368 male · 19 female · 1,387 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lev a male or female name?
Lev is a male given name: 98% of people named Lev are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Lev in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lev," in English, "Guten Tag Lev," in German. Lev is a male given name: about 98% of people named Lev are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lev a unisex name?
Lev is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Lev are men. Lev leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lev a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lev (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lev,
title = {Is Lev a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lev},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}