Recorded 1912–1964 Girls' name Peak 1929 422 births

Laverta — girls' name

422 babies named Laverta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s771920s1331930s891940s621950s461960s15
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Laverta was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

20 babies were named Laverta in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laverta

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Laverta between 1912 and 1964, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laverta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laverta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Laverta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laverta 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 422 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.

Laverta at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

422

Since 1912

53 years of records

Peak year

1929

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1912

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1964

Laverta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1912

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1929)
20
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 19641951194219361929192319171912 8

Laverta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
133 births that decade — 32% of Laverta's all-time total
1910s771920s1331930s891940s621950s461960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laverta?
422 babies have been named Laverta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1929 with 20 births.
When was Laverta most popular?
Laverta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Laverta been used?
Laverta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 53 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Laverta?
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, 1912–1964 (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.