Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2018

Levon

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #1,648 Trend ↓ Falling 17%
Rank 2025
#1,648
among boys · ↑140 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
102
named Levon · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,746
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2018
140 babies
All-time total
6,167
#1,634 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Levon popularity over time

6,167 babies have been named Levon since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 79 85 9 – #1,672
1920s 51 170 221 22 +160% #1,725
1930s 51 304 355 36 +61% #964
1940s 77 395 472 47 +33% #941
1950s 117 544 661 66 +40% #881
1960s 67 368 435 44 -34% #1,089
1970s 40 540 580 58 +33% #1,051
1980s 20 689 709 71 +22% #967
1990s – 583 583 58 -18% #1,301
2000s – 465 465 47 -20% #2,112
2010s – 972 972 97 +109% #1,303
2020s (to 2025) – 629 629 105 +8% #1,536

Where Levon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 96 0.06 outside top 500
2028 94 0.06 outside top 500
2029 92 0.05 outside top 500
2030 91 0.05 outside top 500

Where Levon is most popular

Boys named Levon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Levon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 109 0.119 +97%
New York 44 0.102 +68%
Pennsylvania 26 0.098 +62%
Massachusetts 13 0.095 +56%
Colorado 12 0.093 +54%
Iowa 5 0.073 +20%
Ohio 11 0.042 -31%
New Jersey 8 0.040 -34%
Florida 13 0.027 -55%
Texas 21 0.024 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Levon

Levon is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,648 in 2025 with 102 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 6,167 American babies have been named Levon, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2018, when 140 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Levon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Levon?

The median living Levon is about 34 years old; half are between 11 and 54. An estimated 5,000 people named Levon are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Levon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 102 #1,648
2024 – – 92 #1,788
2023 – – 101 #1,689
2022 – – 117 #1,536
2021 – – 110 #1,581
2020 – – 107 #1,548
2019 – – 121 #1,445
2018 – – 140 #1,303
2017 – – 114 #1,484
2016 – – 114 #1,497
2015 – – 109 #1,520
2014 – – 105 #1,530
2013 – – 89 #1,681
2012 – – 89 #1,704
2011 – – 47 #2,616
2010 – – 44 #2,768
2009 – – 53 #2,429
2008 – – 65 #2,113
2007 – – 56 #2,327
2006 – – 50 #2,464
2005 – – 40 #2,738
2004 – – 45 #2,470
2003 – – 42 #2,495
2002 – – 36 #2,664
2001 – – 30 #3,033
2000 – – 48 #2,112
1995 – – 57 #1,615
1990 – – 73 #1,301
1985 – – 54 #1,312
1980 5 #11,349 62 #1,159
1975 7 #7,606 58 #1,110
1970 – – 34 #1,447
1965 5 #7,083 37 #1,263
1960 10 #4,326 49 #1,126
1955 17 #2,790 64 #937
1950 11 #3,339 60 #888
1945 9 #3,277 31 #1,193
1940 9 #3,102 36 #1,102
1935 – – 31 #1,217
1930 6 #4,316 17 #1,867
1925 5 #5,432 11 #2,682
1920 7 #4,213 15 #2,186
1915 – – 12 #2,250
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Levon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Ter-Petrosyan President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998 b. 1945 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Levon Mirzoyan Levon Mirzoyan Soviet politician (1897–1939) 19th century
  4. 4 Levon Julfalakyan Levon Julfalakyan Armenian wrestler (born 1964) Contemporary
  5. 5 Levon Hayrapetyan Levon Hayrapetyan Armenian footballer b. 1989 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Levon Pachajyan Levon Pachajyan Armenian footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Levon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Levon?

The median living Levon is about 34 years old. Half of all living Levons are between 11 and 54 years old.

How many people named Levon are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Levon are alive in the United States, based on 6,167 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Levon in 2025?

Levon ranked #1,648 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 102 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Levon?

6,167 babies have been named Levon in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Levon most popular?

Levon peaked in 2018, when 140 newborns received the name.

Is Levon a boy or girl name?

Levon is used for both: about 7% of babies named Levon have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Levon rising or falling?

Levon has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Levon become more popular?

Levon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 91 boys named Levon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Levon?

Well-known people named Levon include Levon Aronian (chess player), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (politician), Levon Mirzoyan (politician).

Names like Levon

Names that sound and feel close to Levon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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