Harris vs Levi
Harris and Levicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Harris was ranked #9 and Levi #130 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Harris was ranked #829 and Levi #83 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Harris was ranked #339 and Levi #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Harris was ranked #338 and Levi #109 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1997, Harris was ranked #3824 and Levi #473 among girls in England and Wales.
Harris and Levi over time
Harris and Levi appear together in 3 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Harris in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Harris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Levi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Harris #436 in 2023, Levi #83 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Harris held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Levi in 29.
Highest recorded here: Harris #264 in 2005, Levi #109 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Harris #338, Levi #109.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2005–2025
Harris held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Levi in 15.
Highest recorded here: Harris #436 in 2023, Levi #83 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Harris #829, Levi #83.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2007–2024
Harris held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Levi in 12.
Highest recorded here: Harris #201 in 2015, Levi #63 in 2023.
The order changed in 2008: Levi moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #315 and #357; by 2008 that had become #378 and #249.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Harris #339, Levi #84.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Harris | Levi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈliːvaɪ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Harris does not have one recorded yet.
- Harris and Levi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Harris doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Harris
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #454 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Levi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys