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Lavon

Lavon is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Lavon are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 43%Female 57%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
43% male / 57% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
4,697 male / 6,240 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lavon

To address Lavon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lavon," in English, "Guten Tag Lavon," in German. About 43% of people named Lavon are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lavon,

German

Guten Tag Lavon,

French

Bonjour Lavon,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lavon:

Chinese

Lavon您好：

Japanese

Lavon様

English

Hi Lavon,

German

Hi Lavon,

French

Salut Lavon,

Spanish

Hola Lavon,

Chinese

Lavon你好：

Japanese

Lavonさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lavon by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name43%

United States birth data

4,697 male · 6,240 female · 10,937 births recorded

Male 43%Female 57%

Since 1980: 86% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavon a male or female name?

Lavon is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Lavon are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lavon in an email?

To address Lavon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lavon," in English, "Guten Tag Lavon," in German. About 43% of people named Lavon are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lavon a unisex name?

Lavon is a unisex name: 43% of people named Lavon are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lavon a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavon (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lavon,
  title  = {Is Lavon a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavon},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}