Recorded 1969–2015 Boys' name Peak 1972 235 births

Lejon — boys' name

235 babies named Lejon in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s911980s291990s742000s302010s5
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lejon was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lejon in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lejon

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Lejon between 1969 and 2015, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lejon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lejon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lejon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lejon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lejon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 235 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lejon at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

235

Since 1969

47 years of records

Peak year

1972

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1969

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2015

Lejon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1969

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1972)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20152001199719921986197719731969 6

Lejon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 39% of Lejon's all-time total
1960s61970s911980s291990s742000s302010s5

Lejon by state

Where Lejon concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lejon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 23.4%
California share of Lejon's total US births 23.4%

55 of 235 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lejon?
235 babies have been named Lejon since 1969. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1972 with 16 births.
When was Lejon most popular?
Lejon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Lejon most popular?
The top states for the name Lejon are California (55 births).
How long has the name Lejon been used?
Lejon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 47 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lejon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lejend, Lejuan, Lejin, Lejeune. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.