Girls' name · since 1911
Lavaun
Lavaun has 383 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavaun sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 383 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavaun has been recorded 383 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1955.
- #13,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavaun ranks #13,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavaun's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Lavaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavaun splits its recorded history at 1930: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1955
- Peak year (1921)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lavaun by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (148 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Lavaun's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lavaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 148 births (39% of all-time use).
Lavaun by state
Where Lavaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
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- Lavaun's decade-level peak was the 1920s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Lavauns (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Lavaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1911–1955 (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 Lavaun 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.