Given name & surname
Levon
“a spirited man”
Levon is a variant of Lavaughn. One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Levon is a variant of Lavaughn. One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Levon is a variant of Lavaughn. An origin associated with Lavaughn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Levon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,167
- 5,738 boys · 429 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 140 babies
- 2025
- 102
- #1,648 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 102 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,648 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 140 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,746 as a first name in 2020; 248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Levon’s family of names
In German usage, Levon has a related form in Leon. Levon has a related form in Lavaughn. In English usage, Levon has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Левон.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Levon
- Levon AronianArmenian-American chess playerborn 1982
- Levon Ter-Petrosyanfirst President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998born 1945
- Levon HelmAmerican musician (1940–2012)
- Levon MirzoyanSoviet politician (1897-1939)
- Levon JulfalakyanArmenian wrestlerborn 1964
- Levon ShantArmenian poet (1869-1951)
- Levon HayrapetyanArmenian footballerborn 1989
- Levon Pachajyanfootballerborn 1983
- Levon AghasyanArmenian athletics competitorborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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