Girls' name · since 1937
Lavay
Lavay has 10 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #55,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Lavay since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavay has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1947.
- #55,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavay ranks #55,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #55,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lavay's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lavay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lavay's full recorded timeline at 1947, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births.
Lavay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1947
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Lavay by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Lavay's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lavay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lavay's data
- Lavay's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1937–1947 (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 Lavay 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.