Recorded 1916–2021 Girls' name Peak 1920 119 births

Lavana — girls' name

119 babies named Lavana in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lavana was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lavana in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavana

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Lavana between 1916 and 2021, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavana performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lavana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavana 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 119 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.

Lavana at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

119

Since 1916

106 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1916

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lavana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1916

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Lavana by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
30 births that decade — 25% of Lavana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavana?
119 babies have been named Lavana since 1916. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Lavana most popular?
Lavana was most popular in the 1950s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Lavana been used?
Lavana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 106 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lavana?
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.

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, 1916–2021 (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.