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Lavon

Lavon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“white”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
luh-VON · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (55% girls, 45% boys since 1880)

Lavon is usually connected to Hebrew lavan, meaning 'white,' and may also reflect use as a surname or variant spelling. It has been used in English-speaking contexts for both men and women.

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How popular is Lavon?

202410.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lavon in 202435

2024 rank#3,328 boys

Peak year1934

Total US babies since 188011,309

Lavon is steady now but far below its 1934 peak.

Names like Lavon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Lavon questions

What does the name Lavon mean?

Lavon means "white". It comes from Hebrew. Lavon is usually connected to Hebrew lavan, meaning 'white,' and may also reflect use as a surname or variant spelling. It has been used in English-speaking contexts for both men and women.

Is Lavon a boy or girl name?

Lavon is used for both: about 55% of US babies named Lavon since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Lavon?

35 US babies were named Lavon in 2024. Its peak year was 1934.

How do you pronounce Lavon?

Lavon is usually pronounced luh-VON.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.