Recorded 1961–2018 Boys' name Peak 1993 205 births

Lavel — boys' name

205 babies named Lavel in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291970s291980s531990s402000s362010s18

The verdict

205 boys have been named Lavel since 1961, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

205
total births
1961–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lavel was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lavel in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavel

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Lavel between 1961 and 2018, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lavel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavel 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 205 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.

Lavel at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

205

Since 1961

58 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1961

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lavel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1961

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 201820082000199119871981197219651961 6

Lavel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 26% of Lavel's all-time total
1960s291970s291980s531990s402000s362010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavel?
205 babies have been named Lavel since 1961. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Lavel most popular?
Lavel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Lavel been used?
Lavel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 58 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lavel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavern, Lavon, Lavell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1961–2018 (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.