Unisex name · since 2004
Laven
17 babies named Laven in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laven is the #11348 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 17 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Laven recorded 17 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #11348 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #30,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,348 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laven ranks #30,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laven's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Laven compares
17 7th percentile among 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
Laven's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laven's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Laven popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Laven as girls' name)
Laven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Laven's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Laven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laven's data
- Laven's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Laven 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.