Girls' name · since 1923
Lavita
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Lavita, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 714
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lavita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 714 recorded since 1923.
Lavita has 714 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2002.
- #9,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 714 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavita ranks #9,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 714 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 714
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lavita's 714 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lavita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lavita splits its recorded history at 1967: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lavita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2002
- Peak year (1981)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Lavita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (187 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Lavita's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lavita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
171 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 187 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lavita 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 Lavita's total volume
Lavita by state
Where Lavita concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
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What to do with Lavita's data
- Lavita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lavitas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1923–2002 (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 Lavita 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.