Lavester — boys' name
11 babies named Lavester in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 boys have been named Lavester since 1960, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1970.
- 11
- total births
- 1960–1970
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Lavester was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Lavester in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lavester
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Lavester between 1960 and 1970, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavester performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavester shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lavester 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 11 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.
Lavester at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lavester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1960
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1970.
11 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 6 births in a single year.
Lavester by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Lavester's all-time total
Lavester decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Lavester's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1960–1970 (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.