Levi vs Sacha
Levi and Sachacompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Levi was ranked #109 and Sacha #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Levi was ranked #130 and Sacha #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Levi was ranked #5581 and Sacha #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Levi and Sacha over time
Levi and Sacha appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Levi and Sacha changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2021, ending at #5581 and #3961.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Levi held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sacha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Levi #109 in 2024, Sacha #586 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Levi #109, Sacha #898.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2021
Levi held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sacha in 13.
Highest recorded here: Levi #473 in 1996, Sacha #362 in 1999.
The order changed in 2021: Sacha moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2286 and #5591; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3961.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Levi #5581, Sacha #3961.
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 | Levi | Sacha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliːvaɪ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Sacha does not have one recorded yet.
- Levi and Sacha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Sacha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Sacha
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2002
Highest recorded position: #261 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2002).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys