US rank #8788 Girls' name Peak 2012 198 births

Lavaeh — #8788 US girls' name

198 babies named Lavaeh in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s1192020s56
#8788
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lavaeh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lavaeh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavaeh

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Lavaeh between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavaeh currently holds the #8788 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavaeh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lavaeh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lavaeh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavaeh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 198 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lavaeh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,788

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lavaeh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
17
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092007 5

Lavaeh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
119 births that decade — 60% of Lavaeh's all-time total
2000s232010s1192020s56

Lavaeh by state

Where Lavaeh concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lavaeh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.5%
Ohio share of Lavaeh's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavaeh?
198 babies have been named Lavaeh since 2007. It currently ranks #8788 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 17 births.
When was Lavaeh most popular?
Lavaeh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Lavaeh most popular?
The top states for the name Lavaeh are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Lavaeh been used?
Lavaeh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lavaeh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavonne, Lavern, Lavina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.