Boys' name · since 1918
Lavan
285 babies named Lavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lavan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 285 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavan has been recorded 285 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2013.
- #10,887 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 285 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavan ranks #10,887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lavan's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavan's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2013
- Peak year (1977)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Lavan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1926 (Lavan as girls' name)
Lavan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (49 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Lavan's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 49 births (17% of all-time use).
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- Lavan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lavan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.