Lavay — girls' name
10 babies named Lavay in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 girls have been named Lavay since 1937, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1947.
- 10
- total births
- 1937–1947
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Lavay was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Lavay in 1937 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lavay
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Lavay between 1937 and 1947, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavay performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lavay 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 10 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.
Lavay at a glance
Last recorded 1947Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lavay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1937
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1947.
10 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1937 with 5 births in a single year.
Lavay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Lavay's all-time total
Lavay decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Lavay's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1937–1947 (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.