Recorded 1977–1980 Boys' name Peak 1977 19 births

Lavares — boys' name

19 babies named Lavares in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s6

The verdict

19 boys have been named Lavares since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.

19
total births
1977–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Lavares was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lavares in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavares

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Lavares between 1977 and 1980, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavares currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavares performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavares shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavares 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 19 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.

Lavares at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

19

Since 1977

4 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1977

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lavares popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1977

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 198019781977 7

Lavares by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 68% of Lavares's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavares?
19 babies have been named Lavares since 1977. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Lavares most popular?
Lavares was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lavares been used?
Lavares has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 4 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lavares?
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, 1977–1980 (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.