Girls' name · since 1912
Laveda
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,091 babies named Laveda, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,091
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Laveda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,091 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Laveda recorded 1,091 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2011.
- #7,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,091 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laveda ranks #7,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,091 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,091
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Laveda's 1,091 recorded births place it above 90.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Laveda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laveda splits its recorded history at 1950: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laveda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2011
- Peak year (1921)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Laveda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (206 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Laveda's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Laveda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
206 births
- 1930s
1930s
174 births
- 1940s
1940s
164 births
- 1950s
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 206 births (19% of all-time use).
How Laveda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laveda's total volume
Laveda by state
Where Laveda concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
24 of 1,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Laveda's data
- Laveda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Lavedas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Laveda: 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 (~99 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, 1912–2011 (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 Laveda 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.