Total births
12
Recorded 1993–1996 Boys' name Peak 1993 12 births
Lavail — boys' name
12 babies named Lavail in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
12 boys have been named Lavail since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 12
- total births
- 1993–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lavail was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
6 babies were named Lavail in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lavail
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Lavail between 1993 and 1996, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavail performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lavail 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 12 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.
Lavail at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Lavail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Lavail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Lavail's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lavail? ▼
12 babies have been named Lavail since 1993. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Lavail most popular? ▼
Lavail was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Lavail been used? ▼
Lavail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 4 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lavail? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavern, Lavon, Lavell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Lavail
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Lavelle Boy
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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, 1993–1996 (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.