Recorded 1982–1989 Girls' name Peak 1988 22 births

Lavesha — girls' name

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.

1980s22

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.

What the Data Says About Lavesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lavesha between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavesha 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 22 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.

Lavesha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

22

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lavesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989198819871982 5

Lavesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 100% of Lavesha's all-time total
1980s22

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?
Lavesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data 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.

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, 1982–1989 (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.