Recorded 1915–1950 Unisex name Peak 1925 191 births

Laverle — unisex name

191 babies named Laverle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s881930s541940s101950s5
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Laverle was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

11 babies were named Laverle in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laverle

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Laverle between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laverle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Laverle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1930.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laverle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laverle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laverle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laverle 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 191 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.

Laverle at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

191

Since 1915

36 years of records

Peak year

1925

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1915

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1950

Laverle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1915

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1925)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 195019381935193019271924192119181915 6

Laverle popularity over time — boys

13 total births recorded since 1930 (Laverle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19331930 7

Laverle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 46% of Laverle's all-time total
1910s341920s881930s541940s101950s5

Laverle by state

Where Laverle concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laverle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 2.6%
Minnesota share of Laverle's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laverle?
191 babies have been named Laverle since 1915. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1925 with 11 births.
When was Laverle most popular?
Laverle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Laverle most popular?
The top states for the name Laverle are Minnesota (5 births).
Is Laverle a unisex name?
Yes, Laverle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 191 births, and as a boy's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Laverle been used?
Laverle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 36 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Laverle?
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, 1915–1950 (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.