Girls' name · since 1900
Lavonne
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 16,443 babies named Lavonne, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,443
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lavonne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16,443 recorded since 1900.
Lavonne has 16,443 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2019.
- #1,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16,443 born since 1900
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavonne ranks #1,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16,443 born since 1900, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16,443
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lavonne's 16,443 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Lavonne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lavonne's full recorded timeline at 1956, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 487 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lavonne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2019
- Peak year (1935)
- 487
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Lavonne popularity over time - boys
217 total births recorded since 1926 (Lavonne as boys' name)
Lavonne by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (4,276 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Lavonne's strongest decade.
4,276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lavonne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 70
1900s
70 births
- 1910s 674
1910s
674 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,554 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,276 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,077 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,498 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,762 births
- 1970s 892
1970s
892 births
- 1980s 386
1980s
386 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 4,276 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lavonne 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 Lavonne's total volume
Lavonne by state
Where Lavonne concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 2,397 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 1,894 | 11.5% |
| #3 | California | | 1,001 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 905 | 5.5% |
| #5 | South Dakota | | 869 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 795 | 4.8% |
| #7 | North Dakota | | 607 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 602 | 3.7% |
2,397 of 16,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Lavonne appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lavonne's data
- Lavonne's decade-level peak was the 1930s (4,276 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Lavonnes (2,397 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Lavonne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1900–2019 (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 Lavonne 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.