Recorded 1917–1940 Girls' name Peak 1917 49 births

Levona — girls' name

49 babies named Levona in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Levona since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.

49
total births
1917–1940
years on record
1920s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Levona was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Levona in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levona

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Levona between 1917 and 1940, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Levona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Levona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levona 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 49 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.

Levona at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

49

Since 1917

24 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1917

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1940

Levona popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Levona by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 47% of Levona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levona?
49 babies have been named Levona since 1917. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
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.

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, 1917–1940 (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.