Girls' name · since 1962
Lavender
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 2,323 babies named Lavender, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,323
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lavender is the #1095 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,323 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Lavender recorded 2,323 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #1095 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #4,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,095 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,323 born since 1962
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavender ranks #4,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,095 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,323 born since 1962, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,323
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lavender's 2,323 recorded births place it above 94.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lavender compares
2,323 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Lavender's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavender | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,323 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 261 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lavender's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavender's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 261, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavender popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Lavender by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,185 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Lavender's strongest decade.
1,185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lavender births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 297
2000s
297 births
- 2010s
2010s
656 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,185 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,185 births (51% of all-time use).
How Lavender compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lavender's total volume
Lavender by state
Where Lavender concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 225 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 140 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 78 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 61 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 61 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 55 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 46 | 2.0% |
225 of 2,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Lavender appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavender's data
- California records the most Lavenders (225 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lavender: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Lavender 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.