Girls' name · since 1921
Lavonda
3,586 babies named Lavonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,586
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lavonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,586 have been recorded since 1921.
Lavonda has 3,586 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2008.
- #3,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,586 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavonda ranks #3,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,586 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,586
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lavonda's 3,586 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lavonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lavonda's full recorded timeline at 1963, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lavonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2008
- Peak year (1968)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Lavonda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (958 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Lavonda's strongest decade.
958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lavonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 69
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 176
1930s
176 births
- 1940s 254
1940s
254 births
- 1950s
1950s
480 births
- 1960s
1960s
958 births
- 1970s
1970s
865 births
- 1980s
1980s
574 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 958 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lavonda 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 Lavonda's total volume
Lavonda by state
Where Lavonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 245 | 6.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 238 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 157 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 98 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 88 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 84 | 2.3% |
| #7 | California | | 80 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 65 | 1.8% |
245 of 3,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Lavonda appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavonda's data
- Lavonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (958 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lavondas (245 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lavonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1921–2008 (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 Lavonda 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.