How Many People Are Named Lavon?
An estimated 6,009 people in the United States have the first name Lavon. It is used for both genders, with 55.2% female. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Lavon peaked in popularity in 1934 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lavon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lavon has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Lavon is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,009
About 1 in 57,040 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
55.2% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1934
201 births
Total Registered
11,309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavon
Lavon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (44.8%) and females (55.2%). Out of 11,309 total births registered, 5,067 were male and 6,242 were female.
Lavon as a male name
Ranked #3,354 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (85 births)
Lavon as a female name
Ranked #18,368 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1924 (152 births)
Lavon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavon span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 1,718 babies were registered. Lavon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavon by Decade
How has Lavon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lavon by State
Birth registrations for Lavon span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Iowa, Indiana, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 126 Lavons were registered per state.
Lavon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavon?
We estimate approximately 6,009 people named Lavon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,040 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavon a common name?
Lavon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavon most popular?
Lavon reached peak popularity in 1934, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavon is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavon a female name?
Lavon is predominantly female. 55.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavon Smith, Lavon Johnson, Lavon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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