Girls' name · since 1880
Lavonia
1,901 babies named Lavonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,901
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavonia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,901 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavonia has been recorded 1,901 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1994.
- #4,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,901 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavonia ranks #4,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,901 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,901
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lavonia's 1,901 recorded births place it above 93.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Lavonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavonia's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1994
- Peak year (1923)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Lavonia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (289 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Lavonia's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lavonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 85
1900s
85 births
- 1910s
1910s
202 births
- 1920s
1920s
289 births
- 1930s
1930s
272 births
- 1940s
1940s
234 births
- 1950s
1950s
199 births
- 1960s
1960s
209 births
- 1970s
1970s
227 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 289 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lavonia 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 Lavonia's total volume
Lavonia by state
Where Lavonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 187 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 52 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
187 of 1,901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lavonia's data
- Lavonia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lavonias (187 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lavonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1880–1994 (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 Lavonia 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.