Boys' name · since 1961
Lavel
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 205 babies named Lavel, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
205 boys have been named Lavel since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lavel has 205 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2018.
- #12,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 205 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavel ranks #12,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavel's 205 recorded births place it above 71.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lavel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavel's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2018
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lavel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Lavel's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lavel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Lavel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lavel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1961–2018 (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 Lavel 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.