Keisha vs Levi

Keisha 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Keisha was ranked #3015 and Levi #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Keisha and Levi over time

Keisha and Levi appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Keisha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Levi 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.

Levi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Keisha 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Keisha and Levi changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #3318.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Keisha held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Levi in 5.
Highest recorded here: Keisha #359 in 2006, Levi #473 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Keisha moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3533 and #3533; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #4056.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Keisha #3015, Levi #3318.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Levi

Pairs where Levi shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Finn vs Levi
Finn and Levi changed places 14 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1998 and 2023, ending at #32 and #28.
Finn · Levi · 26 shared years, 1998–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Harry vs Levi
Harry and Levi changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1994 and 2023, ending at #40 and #28.
Harry · Levi · 30 shared years, 1994–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Leo vs Levi
Leo and Levi both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Leo · Levi · 42 shared years, 1953–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Lucas vs Levi
Lucas and Levi both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Lucas · Levi · 38 shared years, 1980–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Keisha, Levi
Field	Keisha	Levi
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	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, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)	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); Keisha does not have one recorded yet.
Keisha and Levi both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Levi; Keisha doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Keisha

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #643 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2011
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1998–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

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