Unisex name · since 1880
Lavern
Lavern has 10,236 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,236
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lavern is the #4052 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 10,236 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lavern recorded 10,236 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #4052 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,052 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,236 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavern ranks #1,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,052 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,236 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,236
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavern's 10,236 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Lavern compares
10,236 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lavern's all-time total is 28x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavern | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,236 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 290 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lavern's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavern's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 290, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavern popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 290
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lavern popularity over time - girls
6,845 total births recorded since 1893 (Lavern as girls' name)
Lavern by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,628 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Lavern's strongest decade.
2,628 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lavern births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 74
1900s
74 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,090 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,628 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,178 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,379 births
- 1950s 960
1950s
960 births
- 1960s 602
1960s
602 births
- 1970s 281
1970s
281 births
- 1980s 200
1980s
200 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
- 2000s 236
2000s
236 births
- 2010s 227
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,628 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lavern compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lavern's total volume
Lavern by state
Where Lavern concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 1,010 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 908 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 856 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 748 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 513 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 489 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 299 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 271 | 2.6% |
1,010 of 10,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lavern appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavern's data
- Lavern's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,628 total births); usage has since declined to 175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Laverns (1,010 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Lavern: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lavern 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.