Recorded 2004–2025 Unisex name Peak 2004 17 births

Laven — boys' name

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.

2000s112020s6

The verdict

17 boys have been named Laven since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

17
total births
2004–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Laven was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

6 babies were named Laven in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laven

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Laven between 2004 and 2025, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Laven is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laven 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 17 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.

Laven at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

17

Since 2004

22 years of records

Peak year

2004

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2004

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2025

Laven popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2004

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 202520092004 6

Laven popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Laven as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Laven by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Laven's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laven?
17 babies have been named Laven since 2004. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2004 with 6 births.
When was Laven most popular?
Laven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Is Laven a unisex name?
Yes, Laven is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Laven been used?
Laven has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Laven?
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, 2004–2025 (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.