Lavon Boy
How popular is Lavon?
#2,883 boy name in 2025
43 baby boys were named Lavon in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
Lavon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,883 for boys (▲ 387 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 43 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,275 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (85 boys) |
| Highest rank | #812 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lavon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lavon family of names ranked #2,012 for boys in 2025 (#2,213 the year before), with 55 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lavon | 43 | 78% |
| Lavin | 6 | 11% |
| Laven | 6 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lavon is most popular
Babies named Lavon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Lavon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 153 | #1,297 |
| 1920s | 373 | #914 |
| 1930s | 480 | #812 |
| 1940s | 388 | #917 |
| 1950s | 365 | #1,016 |
| 1960s | 346 | #1,151 |
| 1970s | 394 | #1,177 |
| 1980s | 574 | #1,055 |
| 1990s | 558 | #1,265 |
| 2000s | 639 | #1,669 |
| 2010s | 546 | #1,982 |
| 2020s | 297 | #2,190 |
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Questions
- Is Lavon a boy or girl name?
- Lavon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lavon were boys.
- How popular is the name Lavon?
- 43 baby boys were named Lavon in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
- When was Lavon most popular?
- Lavon peaked in 2006, when 85 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #812 in 1933.
- How many people are named Lavon?
- 11,359 babies have been named Lavon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,431 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
- Where is Lavon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lavon was most common in Michigan, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.