Lavon
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to girls 55.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 146 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,246since 1896
Lavon over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,884 | 43 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,272 | 36 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,952 | 42 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,191 | 66 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,193 | 64 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,689 | 46 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,525 | 52 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,300 | 58 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,672 | 46 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,551 | 49 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,276 | 58 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,622 | 46 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,044 | 66 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #2,478 | 50 |
| 2010 | — | #2,467 | 50 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #1,789 | 84 |
| 2008 | — | #1,838 | 79 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,117 | 64 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #1,669 | 85 |
| 2005 | — | #1,889 | 67 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,989 | 60 |
| 2003 | — | #2,349 | 45 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #2,224 | 47 |
| 2001 | — | #2,185 | 47 | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,782 | 61 |
| 1999 | — | #2,300 | 39 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #1,741 | 58 |
| 1997 | — | #2,060 | 43 | |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #1,785 | 51 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,495 | 63 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #1,340 | 72 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #1,490 | 61 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #1,615 | 52 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #1,270 | 76 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #1,411 | 60 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #1,404 | 55 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #1,439 | 50 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 | #1,242 | 60 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | #1,158 | 65 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #1,251 | 54 |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | #1,399 | 45 |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #1,464 | 43 |
| 1981 | #3,147 | 27 | #1,095 | 69 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | #1,055 | 73 |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | #1,177 | 59 |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | #1,177 | 57 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #1,268 | 49 |
| 1976 | #2,210 | 38 | #1,469 | 37 |
| 1975 | #2,565 | 30 | #1,835 | 26 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #1,409 | 37 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | #1,391 | 37 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,681 | 55 | #1,494 | 32 |
| 1969 | #1,871 | 44 | #1,414 | 32 |
| 1968 | #1,728 | 46 | #1,366 | 32 |
| 1967 | #1,921 | 37 | #1,340 | 32 |
| 1966 | #1,448 | 58 | #1,373 | 31 |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #1,383 | 66 | #1,189 | 42 |
| 1963 | #1,464 | 58 | #1,354 | 33 |
| 1962 | #1,332 | 69 | #1,259 | 38 |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 | #1,388 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,220 | 80 | #1,152 | 46 |
| 1959 | #1,214 | 77 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1958 | #1,196 | 79 | #1,345 | 33 |
| 1957 | #1,124 | 87 | #1,436 | 30 |
| 1956 | #1,160 | 80 | #1,157 | 43 |
| 1955 | #1,253 | 65 | #1,255 | 36 |
| 1954 | #1,229 | 65 | #1,361 | 31 |
| 1953 | #1,103 | 77 | #1,214 | 38 |
| 1952 | #1,156 | 67 | #1,461 | 27 |
| 1951 | #1,160 | 65 | #1,017 | 48 |
| 1950 | #948 | 89 | #1,022 | 47 |
| 1949 | #1,154 | 62 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #1,015 | 74 | #1,127 | 40 |
| 1947 | #969 | 84 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #953 | 76 | #1,124 | 38 |
| 1945 | #863 | 76 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #855 | 79 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1943 | #783 | 99 | #917 | 53 |
| 1942 | #734 | 105 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1941 | #702 | 100 | #960 | 44 |
| 1940 | #693 | 101 | #994 | 42 |
| 1939 | #674 | 101 | #904 | 47 |
| 1938 | #644 | 113 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | #639 | 113 | #1,074 | 36 |
| 1936 | #564 | 134 | #853 | 51 |
| 1935 | #654 | 101 | #956 | 44 |
| 1934 | #536 | 146 | #845 | 55 |
| 1933 | #562 | 130 | #812 | 58 |
| 1932 | #552 | 139 | #874 | 53 |
| 1931 | #581 | 129 | #1,078 | 39 |
| 1930 | #600 | 132 | #892 | 55 |
| 1929 | #638 | 118 | #914 | 54 |
| 1928 | #594 | 141 | #1,147 | 38 |
| 1927 | #619 | 132 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #582 | 148 | #1,050 | 44 |
| 1925 | #612 | 142 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1924 | #604 | 152 | #1,329 | 31 |
| 1923 | #620 | 141 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1922 | #609 | 142 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #737 | 98 | #1,199 | 36 |
| 1920 | #685 | 113 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #728 | 92 | #1,297 | 30 |
| 1918 | #766 | 87 | #1,313 | 29 |
| 1917 | #775 | 79 | #1,479 | 23 |
| 1916 | #810 | 70 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1915 | #685 | 93 | #1,342 | 25 |
| 1914 | #788 | 54 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #712 | 53 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #820 | 37 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #838 | 26 | — | |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #912 | 19 | — | |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | — | |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #936 | 14 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1896
The first year at least five girls were named Lavon! It came in at #1,292, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1997, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2011
- Biggest jump: 530 spots in 1902 (#1,466 → #936)
- Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1903 (#936 → #1,204)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1934 at #536 (146 births)
- Births halved by 1949, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1904–1947
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,152
- Highest: 1 in 7,152 girls born in 1934 were named Lavon (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 351,813 girls born in 2011 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 21.2% of all girls named Lavon (1,327) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1977
- Mostly girls until 1976, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 | #1,292 (1896) | #1,456 |
| 1900s | 153 | #742 (1906) | #1,017 |
| 1910s | 611 | #685 (1915) | #789 |
| 1920s | 1,327 | #582 (1926) | #630 |
| 1930s | 1,238 | #536 (1934) | #601 |
| 1940s | 856 | #693 (1940) | #872 |
| 1950s | 751 | #948 (1950) | #1,154 |
| 1960s | 575 | #1,220 (1960) | #1,534 |
| 1970s | 361 | #1,681 (1970) | #2,449 |
| 1980s | 219 | #3,002 (1980) | #4,041 |
| 1990s | 99 | #4,208 (1991) | #7,804 |
| 2000s | 27 | #11,801 (2000) | #15,559 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,764 (2011) | #16,764 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lavon in 1906
girls
#742
24 births · 1 in 12,304 girls
Top girls' names in 1906
More about 1906
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295,297 girls got a published name in 1906; 1 in 12,304 of them was named Lavon, which outranked 66.6% of the 2,220 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).