Unisex name · since 1907
Lavone
Lavone has 1,173 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,173
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavone is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,173 have been recorded since 1907.
Lavone has 1,173 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1985.
- #6,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,173 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavone ranks #6,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,173 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,173
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavone's 1,173 recorded births place it above 90.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Lavone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lavone's full recorded timeline at 1946, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lavone popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1985
- Peak year (1924)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Lavone popularity over time - boys
117 total births recorded since 1929 (Lavone as boys' name)
Lavone by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (246 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Lavone's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lavone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
246 births
- 1930s
1930s
232 births
- 1940s
1940s
167 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 246 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lavone 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 Lavone's total volume
Lavone by state
Where Lavone concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 23 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.5% |
23 of 1,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lavone's data
- Lavone's decade-level peak was the 1920s (246 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Lavones (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Lavone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1907–1985 (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 Lavone 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.