Lebron
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and has won four NBA championships from 10 NBA Finals appearances, including eight consecutive appearances between 2011 and 2018. He has also won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Lebron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and has won four NBA championships from 10 NBA Finals appearances, including eight consecutive appearances between 2011 and 2018. He has also won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Lebron
American parents first put Lebron on the record books as a baby boy name in 1925, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 110 Lebrons were born — ranking #1,457 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Lebrons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,567 among baby boy names with 8 births, falling sharply (-59%). In total, more than 2K Lebrons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Lebron
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lebron is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lebrun
- Libran
- Leben
- Labrum
- Lebon
- Leban
- Leren
- Lupron
- Labarum
- Hebron
- Laboring
- Libyan
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About the name Lebron
Lebron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Lebron's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,445. Use the chart and map above to compare Lebron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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