Recorded 1961–1977 Girls' name Peak 1969 22 births

Lavett — girls' name

22 babies named Lavett in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s7

The verdict

22 girls have been named Lavett since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1977.

22
total births
1961–1977
years on record
1960s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Lavett was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lavett in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavett

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lavett between 1961 and 1977, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavett performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavett 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.

Lavett at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

22

Since 1961

17 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1961

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1977

Lavett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1961

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5678910 197719691961 6

Lavett by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 68% of Lavett's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavett?
22 babies have been named Lavett since 1961. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Lavett most popular?
Lavett was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Lavett been used?
Lavett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 17 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Lavett?
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, 1961–1977 (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.