Levon
Feminine · “lion”
Levon is given to both — 429 girls and 5,738 boys since 1880. See Levon as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Levon entered the US charts in 1919, peaked at #2417 in 1939, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Levon?
Levon first appears in US birth records in 1919 — 106 years ago. The typical Levon alive today was born around 1952, making them about 73 years old. About 300 people named Levon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Levon most popular?
Levon peaked in 1939, reaching #2417 nationally. See the whole 1939 chart.
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Where it comes from
From leon to Levon
The story of Levon
Levon I was crowned king of Cilician Armenia in 1198, and four more kings of the name followed; the kingdom lasted until 1375. The name remains among the most-used in Armenian communities worldwide. Armenian emigration brought it to America, where a 1971 song of the name gave it further visibility. It is in current use.
Meaning
lion
From the Greek leon, 'lion', through Armenian Levon and Leon. The word is ordinary and the meaning undisputed. The Armenian form is a direct borrowing of the Greek rather than a separate development, which is why it stays so close.
How the name formed
- leon
- Levon
Related forms: Լևոն · Leon · Lev
Pronouncing Levon
leh-VOHN
Two syllables, stress on the second. Some American bearers say LEE-von with the stress at the front.
Nicknames for Levon
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1919
- Most girls named
- 195517 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2417reached in 1939
- Change vs 1981
- −50.0%5 in 1984, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Levon in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Լևոն in Armenian — transliteration
- Leon in English — related form
- Lev in Russian — related form
Levons among us
people named Levon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Levon sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Levons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Levon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Levon in 2025?
- Levon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Levon with classmates?
- Levon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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