Girls' name · since 1917

Levona

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Levona, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,280 of 72,339
all-time among girls
49
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Levona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1917.

Levona has 49 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1940.

  • #35,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 49 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Levona ranks #35,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#35,280 of 72,339
all-time among girls
49
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Levona's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Levona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Levona's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Levona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
456789 19171919192219241925192919341940 5

Levona by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 47% of the file).

1920s was Levona's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Levona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levona?
Levona has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,280 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 8 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Levona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Levona ranks #35,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Levona most popular?
Levona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Levona been used?
Levona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 24 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Levona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Levi, Leva, Levina, Levada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Levona's data

  • Levona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Levona

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Levona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Levona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.