Given name & surname
Levitt
“one who is straightforward”
Levitt is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is straightforward.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is straightforward.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Levitt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 69 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,475 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,475 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,687 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.
Levitt’s family of names
Levitt has a related form in Levit. Levitt has a related form in Levitte. Levitt has a related form in Levyt.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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