Recorded 1912–1947 Girls' name Peak 1925 526 births

Lavergne — girls' name

526 babies named Lavergne in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1481920s2711930s781940s29
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lavergne was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

37 babies were named Lavergne in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavergne

The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Lavergne between 1912 and 1947, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavergne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavergne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 271 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lavergne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 325 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Lavergne in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavergne 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 526 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.

Lavergne at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

526

Since 1912

36 years of records

Peak year

1925

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1912

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1947

Lavergne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1912

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1925)
37
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 194719401934193019261922191819141912 6

Lavergne popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1915 (Lavergne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 192319181915 5

Lavergne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
271 births that decade — 52% of Lavergne's all-time total
1910s1481920s2711930s781940s29

Lavergne by state

Where Lavergne concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lavergne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
325 61.8%
#2 Wisconsin
10 1.9%
Illinois share of Lavergne's total US births 61.8%
Even split

325 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavergne?
526 babies have been named Lavergne since 1912. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1925 with 37 births.
When was Lavergne most popular?
Lavergne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 271 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Lavergne most popular?
The top states for the name Lavergne are Illinois (325 births), Wisconsin (10 births).
How long has the name Lavergne been used?
Lavergne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 36 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Lavergne?
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.

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, 1912–1947 (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.