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    The first name Lavon

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lavon at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 43 boys born in the United States were named Lavon, the 2,910th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 152 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    11,359
    babies named Lavon since 1880
    #2,910
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Lavon

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Larry Linville
      American actor (1939–2000)
    • Chico Freeman
      American saxophonist, born 1949
    • Von Freeman
      American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012)

    Questions

    Is Lavon a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 11,359 US babies named Lavon since 1880, 55% were girls and 45% boys.
    When was Lavon most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 152 babies were named Lavon, its highest rank at 606th.