Total births
22
Girls' name · since 1982
Lavesha
22 babies named Lavesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1982–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Lavesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1982.
Lavesha has 22 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1989.
- 22 total births
- 1982–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Lavesha since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 22
- total births
- 1982–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lavesha was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lavesha in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Lavesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavesha splits its recorded history at 1988: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavesha at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Lavesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1989
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Lavesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lavesha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lavesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lavesha? ▼
22 babies have been named Lavesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Lavesha most popular? ▼
Lavesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Lavesha been used? ▼
Records for Lavesha go back to 1982, giving 8 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Lavesha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lavesha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–1989 (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. "Lavesha: Baby Name Since 1982 - 22 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lavesha. 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 Lavesha 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 July 2026.