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girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Lavina

Meaning Lavina is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,978 Trend ↑ Rising 60%

Lavina is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#2,978
among girls · ↑1,360 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Lavina · +70% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,701
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
157 babies
All-time total
6,781
#2,111 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lavina popularity over time

6,781 babies have been named Lavina since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1885Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 245 25 – #349
1890s 361 36 +47% #418
1900s 424 42 +17% #471
1910s 1,007 101 +138% #524
1920s 1,178 118 +17% #574
1930s 804 80 -32% #684
1940s 484 48 -40% #950
1950s 422 42 -13% #1,351
1960s 309 31 -27% #1,799
1970s 329 33 +6% #1,788
1980s 230 23 -30% #3,056
1990s 197 20 -14% #3,407
2000s 238 24 +21% #4,338
2010s 322 32 +35% #3,859
2020s (to 2025) 231 39 +20% #2,978

Where Lavina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 72 0.04 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Lavina

Lavina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,978 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,781 American babies have been named Lavina. Its peak came in 1920, when 157 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lavina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lavina?

The median living Lavina is about 51 years old; half are between 21 and 72. An estimated 2,700 people named Lavina are alive in the United States today.

median 51 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lavina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 56 #2,978
2024 33 #4,338
2023 45 #3,505
2022 36 #4,079
2021 34 #4,203
2020 27 #4,828
2019 34 #4,223
2018 25 #5,253
2017 37 #4,039
2016 28 #4,926
2015 39 #3,891
2014 31 #4,611
2013 35 #4,215
2012 32 #4,557
2011 21 #6,257
2010 40 #3,859
2009 26 #5,474
2008 24 #5,871
2007 14 #8,820
2006 31 #4,639
2005 30 #4,541
2004 22 #5,668
2003 24 #5,177
2002 29 #4,338
2001 16 #6,827
2000 22 #5,245
1995 14 #6,463
1990 32 #3,407
1985 26 #3,373
1980 25 #3,369
1975 29 #2,644
1970 31 #2,420
1965 23 #2,574
1960 29 #2,170
1955 41 #1,609
1950 43 #1,399
1945 44 #1,201
1940 58 #950
1935 71 #809
1930 95 #715
1925 104 #723
1920 157 #574
1915 127 #575
1910 52 #573
1905 46 #502
1900 52 #471
1895 33 #517
1890 33 #455
1885 33 #349
1880 9 #610

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lavina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lavina?

The median living Lavina is about 51 years old. Half of all living Lavinas are between 21 and 72 years old.

How many people named Lavina are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Lavina are alive in the United States, based on 6,781 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lavina mean?

Lavina is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Lavina in 2025?

Lavina ranked #2,978 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lavina?

6,781 babies have been named Lavina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lavina most popular?

Lavina peaked in 1920, when 157 newborns received the name.

Is Lavina a boy or girl name?

Lavina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lavina rising or falling?

Lavina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lavina become more popular?

Lavina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Lavina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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