Recorded 1920–1938 Girls' name Peak 1922 22 births

Lavee — girls' name

22 babies named Lavee in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s5

The verdict

22 girls have been named Lavee since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.

22
total births
1920–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lavee was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lavee in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavee

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lavee between 1920 and 1938, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavee 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 22 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.

Lavee at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

22

Since 1920

19 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1920

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1938

Lavee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1920

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1938192719221920 5

Lavee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 77% of Lavee's all-time total
1920s171930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavee?
22 babies have been named Lavee since 1920. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Lavee most popular?
Lavee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lavee been used?
Lavee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 19 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Lavee?
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.

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, 1920–1938 (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.