Recorded 1915–1989 Girls' name Peak 1970 176 births

Lavida — girls' name

176 babies named Lavida in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s281930s211940s101950s151960s391970s241980s33
1960s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lavida was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lavida in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavida

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Lavida between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavida performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lavida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavida 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 176 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.

Lavida at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

176

Since 1915

75 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1915

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lavida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
4681012 19891980196919631951193619251915 6

Lavida by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
39 births that decade — 22% of Lavida's all-time total
1910s61920s281930s211940s101950s151960s391970s241980s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavida?
176 babies have been named Lavida since 1915. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Lavida most popular?
Lavida was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Lavida been used?
Lavida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 75 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lavida?
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, 1915–1989 (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.