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Levi vs Sreya

Levi and Sreyacompared 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 2021, Levi was ranked #5581 and Sreya #4634 among girls in England and Wales.

Levi and Sreya over time

Levi and Sreya appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sreya 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 Sreya 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 19982021

    Levi held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sreya in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Levi #522 in 1998, Sreya #3667 in 2007.

    The order changed in 2021: Sreya moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3899 and #5493; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #4634.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Levi #5581, Sreya #4634.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Levi, Sreya
FieldLeviSreya
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningPossibly 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
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈliːvaɪ/Not yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Sreya does not have one recorded yet.
  • Levi has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sreya.
  • A meaning is recorded for Levi; Sreya doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Sreya

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls