How Many People Are Named Lejon?
An estimated 224 people in the United States have the first name Lejon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Lejon peaked in popularity in 1972 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lejon 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 Lejon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
224
About 1 in 1,530,153 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1972
16 births
Total Registered
235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lejon
Lejon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 235 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lejon as a male name
Ranked #13,243 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1972 (16 births)
Lejon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lejon span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 91 babies were registered. Lejon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lejon by Decade
How has Lejon 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.
Lejon by State
Lejon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lejon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lejon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lejon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lejon?
We estimate approximately 224 people named Lejon 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 1,530,153 Americans share this first name.
Is Lejon a common name?
Lejon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lejon most popular?
Lejon reached peak popularity in 1972, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lejon is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lejon a male name?
Lejon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lejon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lejon Smith, Lejon Johnson, Lejon 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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