Recorded 1902–1971 Girls' name Peak 1923 491 births

Levonia — girls' name

491 babies named Levonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s241910s621920s991930s991940s1021950s751960s241970s6
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Levonia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

21 babies were named Levonia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Levonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Levonia between 1902 and 1971, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Levonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Levonia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Levonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Levonia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Levonia 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 491 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.

Levonia at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

491

Since 1902

70 years of records

Peak year

1923

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1902

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1971

Levonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1902

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1923)
21
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
0510152025 197119561948194019321924191619051902 5

Levonia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
102 births that decade — 21% of Levonia's all-time total
1900s241910s621920s991930s991940s1021950s751960s241970s6

Levonia by state

Where Levonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Levonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
8 1.6%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
#3 Mississippi
5 1.0%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.0%
Alabama share of Levonia's total US births 1.6%
Even split

8 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Levonia?
491 babies have been named Levonia since 1902. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1923 with 21 births.
When was Levonia most popular?
Levonia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Levonia most popular?
The top states for the name Levonia are Alabama (8 births), Georgia (5 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Levonia been used?
Levonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 70 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Levonia?
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, 1902–1971 (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.