Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Lavinia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,290 Trend ↑ Rising 38%

Lavinia is a feminine given name which may refer to:Lavinia Blackwall, member of the Scottish folk rock group Trembling Bells Lavinia Burnett (1785–1845), first woman to…

Rank 2025
#2,290
among girls · ↓143 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
80
named Lavinia · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,091
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
93 babies
All-time total
5,660
#2,368 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lavinia popularity over time

5,660 babies have been named Lavinia 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 1886Girls

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 225 23 – #360
1890s 300 30 +33% #445
1900s 310 31 +3% #527
1910s 578 58 +86% #724
1920s 740 74 +28% #758
1930s 382 38 -48% #1,017
1940s 350 35 -8% #1,232
1950s 362 36 +3% #1,430
1960s 380 38 +5% #1,658
1970s 350 35 -8% #1,745
1980s 197 20 -44% #3,470
1990s 171 17 -13% #4,733
2000s 264 26 +54% #4,234
2010s 586 59 +122% #2,453
2020s (to 2025) 465 78 +32% #2,147

Where Lavinia 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 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 91 0.06 outside top 500
2029 94 0.06 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Lavinia is most popular

Girls named Lavinia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Utah, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lavinia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 39 0.323 +546%
Utah 12 0.144 +189%
Virginia 11 0.065 +29%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 ≈ national
New York 20 0.051 ≈ national
Florida 20 0.047 -6%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -22%
California 31 0.037 -26%
Texas 17 0.021 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lavinia

Lavinia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,290 in 2025 with 80 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,660 American babies have been named Lavinia. Its peak came in 1921, when 93 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 Lavinia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lavinia?

The median living Lavinia is about 37 years old; half are between 10 and 62. An estimated 3,000 people named Lavinia are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

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

Lavinia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 80 #2,290
2024 89 #2,147
2023 78 #2,349
2022 89 #2,151
2021 69 #2,546
2020 60 #2,765
2019 66 #2,641
2018 62 #2,769
2017 67 #2,624
2016 75 #2,453
2015 63 #2,795
2014 54 #3,100
2013 71 #2,521
2012 54 #3,120
2011 39 #3,879
2010 35 #4,261
2009 34 #4,429
2008 28 #5,217
2007 36 #4,262
2006 23 #5,835
2005 28 #4,779
2004 33 #4,234
2003 20 #5,944
2002 23 #5,192
2001 22 #5,294
2000 17 #6,364
1995 18 #5,338
1990 20 #4,790
1985 23 #3,674
1980 21 #3,781
1975 34 #2,385
1970 34 #2,286
1965 40 #1,822
1960 35 #1,939
1955 25 #2,193
1950 39 #1,486
1945 31 #1,466
1940 36 #1,232
1935 44 #1,046
1930 45 #1,109
1925 66 #918
1920 92 #758
1915 67 #804
1910 28 #823
1905 24 #751
1900 41 #527
1895 32 #526
1890 27 #503
1885 22 #452
1880 21 #360

Famous people named Lavinia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lavinia Fontana Lavinia Fontana Italian artist (1552–1614) 16th century
  2. 2 Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Miloșovici Romanian artistic gymnast (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lavinia?

The median living Lavinia is about 37 years old. Half of all living Lavinias are between 10 and 62 years old.

How many people named Lavinia are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Lavinia are alive in the United States, based on 5,660 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lavinia mean?

Lavinia is a feminine given name which may refer to:Lavinia Blackwall, member of the Scottish folk rock group Trembling Bells Lavinia Burnett (1785–1845), first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas Lavinia Byrne, Roman Catholic…

How popular is the name Lavinia in 2025?

Lavinia ranked #2,290 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 80 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lavinia?

5,660 babies have been named Lavinia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lavinia most popular?

Lavinia peaked in 1921, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Lavinia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lavinia rising or falling?

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

Will Lavinia become more popular?

Lavinia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 girls named Lavinia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lavinia?

Well-known people named Lavinia include Lavinia Fontana (painter), Lavinia Miloșovici (gymnast).

Names like Lavinia

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