Recorded 1956–2023 Unisex name Peak 2022 141 births

Lavin — boys' name

141 babies named Lavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s52000s202010s812020s35
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Lavin was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lavin in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavin

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Lavin between 1956 and 2023, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Lavin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lavin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavin 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 141 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.

Lavin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

141

Since 1956

68 years of records

Peak year

2022

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1956

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lavin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1956

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
05101520 20232020201820162014201220091956 5

Lavin popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 2017 (Lavin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
45678910 2024202320202017 5

Lavin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 57% of Lavin's all-time total
1950s52000s202010s812020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavin?
141 babies have been named Lavin since 1956. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births.
When was Lavin most popular?
Lavin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Lavin a unisex name?
Yes, Lavin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 141 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Lavin been used?
Lavin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 68 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lavin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavern, Lavon, Lavell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1956–2023 (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.