Girls' name · since 1914

Lavania

54 babies named Lavania in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,123 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Lavania is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 54 have been recorded since 1914.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavania has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1969.

  • #34,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 54 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavania ranks #34,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#34,123 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lavania's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lavania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lavania splits its recorded history at 1933: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lavania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191419171924192719331943194819601969 5

Lavania by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 24% of the file).

1910s was Lavania's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Lavania births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavania?
54 babies have been named Lavania since 1914. All-time, it sits at #34,123 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1914 with 7 births.
Where does Lavania sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavania ranks #34,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lavania most popular?
Lavania was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Lavania been used?
Records for Lavania go back to 1914, giving 56 years of history through 1969.
What names are similar to Lavania?
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.

What to do with Lavania's data

  • Lavania's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1960s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lavania

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lavania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1969 (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 Lavania 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.