Given name & surname
Levant
“one who rises above”
Levant is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “one who rises above.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one who rises above.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Levant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 358 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Levant’s family of names
Levant has a related form in Levent. Levant has a related form in Levente. Levant has a related form in Levante.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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