US rank #16512 Girls' name Peak 2012 169 births

Lavaya — #16512 US girls' name

169 babies named Lavaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s1012020s37
#16512
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lavaya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lavaya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Lavaya between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavaya currently holds the #16512 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lavaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavaya 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 169 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.

Lavaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,512

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lavaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092006 6

Lavaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
101 births that decade — 60% of Lavaya's all-time total
2000s312010s1012020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavaya?
169 babies have been named Lavaya since 2006. It currently ranks #16512 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 16 births.
When was Lavaya most popular?
Lavaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lavaya been used?
Lavaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lavaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavonne, Lavern, Lavina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.