Levee comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Protector or defender of people..
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How popular is Levee?
2019peak year
Levee first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2012. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 11 babies received the name (ranked #9468). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12106), with roughly 13 babies named Levee each year. Levee has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 119 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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