Levon: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “lion”
- Origin
- Armenian
- Say it
- leh-VON · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (93% of all uses)
Levon is the Armenian form of Leon, ultimately from Greek leon meaning 'lion'. It has also appeared in other cultures, but Armenian is the strongest traditional association for this spelling.
How popular is Levon?
Babies named Levon in 202492
2024 rank#1,775 boys
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 18806,065
Levon is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Levon
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Levon questions
What does the name Levon mean?
Levon means "lion". It comes from Armenian. Levon is the Armenian form of Leon, ultimately from Greek leon meaning 'lion'. It has also appeared in other cultures, but Armenian is the strongest traditional association for this spelling.
Is Levon a boy or girl name?
Levon is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Levon?
92 US babies were named Levon in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Levon?
Levon is usually pronounced leh-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.