Lejon
Lejon is a Swedish language surname from the Swedish word for lion. Notable people with the name include:Britta Lejon (1964), Swedish politician Marika Lejon (1984), Norwegian composer and singer
Meaning & Origin of Lejon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lejon is a Swedish language surname from the Swedish word for lion. Notable people with the name include:Britta Lejon (1964), Swedish politician Marika Lejon (1984), Norwegian composer and singer
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The Story of Lejon
Lejon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 16 Lejons were born — ranking #2,324 that year. As of 2026, Lejon ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 235 Lejons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lejon
Lejon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 235 births in the dataset. Lejon's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #2,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Lejon'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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