Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 1994 180 births

Lavante — boys' name

180 babies named Lavante in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

180 boys have been named Lavante since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

180
total births
1991–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lavante was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lavante in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavante

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Lavante between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lavante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lavante in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavante 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 180 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.

Lavante at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

180

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

1994

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Lavante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
20
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Lavante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
120 births that decade — 67% of Lavante's all-time total
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Lavante by state

Where Lavante concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lavante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 3.9%
Illinois share of Lavante's total US births 3.9%

7 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavante?
180 babies have been named Lavante since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 20 births.
When was Lavante most popular?
Lavante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Lavante most popular?
The top states for the name Lavante are Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Lavante been used?
Lavante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Lavante?
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.

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, 1991–2020 (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.