Unisex name · since 1913
Lavell
2,958 babies named Lavell in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,958
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavell currently ranks #7227 among unisex names in America, with 2,958 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavell has been recorded 2,958 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #7227 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #2,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,227 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,958 born since 1913
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavell ranks #2,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,227 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,958 born since 1913, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,958
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavell's 2,958 recorded births place it above 94.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Lavell compares
2,958 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lavell's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,958 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lavell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavell splits its recorded history at 1970: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Lavell popularity over time - girls
327 total births recorded since 1913 (Lavell as girls' name)
Lavell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (455 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Lavell's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lavell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s 129
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 121
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 118
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 163
1950s
163 births
- 1960s
1960s
270 births
- 1970s
1970s
424 births
- 1980s
1980s
455 births
- 1990s
1990s
449 births
- 2000s
2000s
368 births
- 2010s
2010s
301 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 455 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lavell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lavell's total volume
Lavell by state
Where Lavell concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 443 | 15.0% |
| #2 | California | | 268 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 91 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 39 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.2% |
443 of 2,958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lavell appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavell's data
- Lavell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (455 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lavells (443 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Lavell 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.