Lavon
Lavon was the 2910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 818th; the most babies were born in 2006 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 621 places. More babies were named Lavon in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,910 boys, down 199 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200685 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,359babies recorded
Lavon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,910 | — | 43 |
| 2020 | — | #2,711 | — | 46 |
| 2010 | — | #2,495 | — | 50 |
| 2000 | #12,562 | #1,794 | 7 | 61 |
| 1990 | #5,183 | #1,274 | 18 | 76 |
| 1980 | #3,037 | #1,060 | 29 | 73 |
| 1970 | #1,689 | #1,508 | 55 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,225 | #1,158 | 80 | 46 |
| 1950 | #952 | #1,033 | 89 | 47 |
| 1940 | #695 | #1,000 | 101 | 42 |
| 1930 | #603 | #904 | 132 | 55 |
| 1920 | #685 | #1,481 | 113 | 26 |
| 1910 | #987 | #1,738 | 20 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,374 | — | 9 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lavon, counting every spelling?
Lavon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavon | 43 | #2,910 | 251 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lavon?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lavon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lavon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lavon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lavon?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Lavon are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 17 and 51. That makes Lavon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lavon by state
How common Lavon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.7×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lavon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lavon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lavon
How popular is the name Lavon?
Lavon was the 2910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 818th; the most babies were born in 2006 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 621 places. More babies were named Lavon in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Lavon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lavon in the US.
Where is Lavon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lavon was most common in Michigan (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Ohio.