Boys' name · since 1991
Lavante
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Lavante, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lavante is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 180 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavante has been recorded 180 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2020.
- #13,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 180 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavante ranks #13,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lavante's 180 recorded births place it above 70.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lavante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavante splits its recorded history at 2000: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lavante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (120 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Lavante's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Lavante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 120 births (67% of all-time use).
Lavante by state
Where Lavante concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 7 | 3.9% |
7 of 180 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lavante's data
- Lavante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lavantes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lavante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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, 1991–2020 (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 Lavante 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.