Girls' name · since 1909

Lavene

Lavene has 135 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

135
total births
1909–1952
years on record
1920s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

Lavene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 135 recorded since 1909.

Lavene has 135 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1952.

  • 135 total births
  • 1909–1952 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

135 girls have been named Lavene since 1909, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1952.

135
total births
1909–1952
years on record
1920s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lavene was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lavene in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

Lavene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lavene's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lavene at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

135

Since 1909

44 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1909

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1952

Lavene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1952

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
4681012 19091917192119241931193619401952 5

Lavene by decade

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

1920s was Lavene's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Lavene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavene?
135 babies have been named Lavene since 1909. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Lavene most popular?
Lavene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lavene been used?
Lavene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 44 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Lavene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavonne, Lavern, Lavina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lavene's data

  • Lavene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1909–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lavene: Baby Name Since 1909 - 135 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lavene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lavene 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 June 2026.