Unisex name · since 1913
Lavelle
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 2,481 babies named Lavelle, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,838 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,481
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lavelle is the #6838 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,481 recorded since 1913.
Lavelle has 2,481 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6838 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, 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 1913 to 2025.
- #2,880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,838 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,481 born since 1913
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavelle ranks #2,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,838 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,481 born since 1913, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,838 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,481
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavelle's 2,481 recorded births place it above 93.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Lavelle compares
2,481 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Lavelle's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavelle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,481 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lavelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavelle splits its recorded history at 1969: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavelle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Lavelle popularity over time - girls
1,588 total births recorded since 1903 (Lavelle as girls' name)
Lavelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (392 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Lavelle's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Lavelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s 129
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 133
1930s
133 births
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 133
1950s
133 births
- 1960s
1960s
208 births
- 1970s
1970s
359 births
- 1980s
1980s
392 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 392 births (16% of all-time use).
How Lavelle 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 Lavelle's total volume
Lavelle by state
Where Lavelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 215 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 162 | 6.5% |
| #3 | California | | 120 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.2% |
215 of 2,481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lavelle's data
- Lavelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lavelles (215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Lavelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
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 Lavelle 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.