Recorded 1990–2016 Girls' name Peak 1990 10 births

Lavia — girls' name

10 babies named Lavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Lavia since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

10
total births
1990–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Lavia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lavia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavia

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Lavia between 1990 and 2016, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavia 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 10 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.

Lavia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

10

Since 1990

27 years of records

Peak year

1990

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1990

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2016

Lavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1990

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
5
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5 20161990 5

Lavia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Lavia's all-time total
1990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavia?
10 babies have been named Lavia since 1990. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 5 births.
When was Lavia most popular?
Lavia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Lavia been used?
Lavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 27 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Lavia?
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, 1990–2016 (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.