Boys' name · since 1915
Lavar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,075 babies named Lavar, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,075
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lavar is the #9791 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,075 recorded since 1915.
Lavar has 2,075 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9791 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,075 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavar ranks #3,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,075 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,075
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lavar's 2,075 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lavar compares
2,075 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lavar's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,075 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lavar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavar splits its recorded history at 1986: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 279 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lavar popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1978 (Lavar as girls' name)
Lavar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (605 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Lavar's strongest decade.
605 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lavar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 82
1930s
82 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
605 births
- 1980s
1980s
574 births
- 1990s 223
1990s
223 births
- 2000s
2000s
302 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 605 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lavar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lavar's total volume
Lavar by state
Where Lavar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 169 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 78 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 75 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 66 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 64 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 55 | 2.7% |
| #7 | California | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 41 | 2.0% |
169 of 2,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Lavar appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavar's data
- Lavar's decade-level peak was the 1970s (605 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lavars (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lavar 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.