Girls' name · since 1880
Lavina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 6,781 babies named Lavina, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,781
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
6,781 babies have been named Lavina since 1880, making it today's #2958 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lavina recorded 6,781 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2958 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,958 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,781 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavina ranks #2,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,958 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,781 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,781
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavina's 6,781 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Lavina compares
6,781 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lavina's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,781 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lavina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavina splits its recorded history at 1953: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lavina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,178 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Lavina's strongest decade.
1,178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lavina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 245
1880s
245 births
- 1890s 361
1890s
361 births
- 1900s 424
1900s
424 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,007 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,178 births
- 1930s
1930s
804 births
- 1940s
1940s
484 births
- 1950s 422
1950s
422 births
- 1960s 309
1960s
309 births
- 1970s 329
1970s
329 births
- 1980s 230
1980s
230 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 238
2000s
238 births
- 2010s 322
2010s
322 births
- 2020s 231
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,178 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lavina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lavina's total volume
Lavina by state
Where Lavina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 701 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 208 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 189 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 188 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 136 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 114 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 112 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 105 | 1.5% |
701 of 6,781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Lavina appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavina's data
- Lavina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,178 total births); usage has since declined to 231 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Lavinas (701 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lavina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.