Recorded 1900–2019 Girls' name Peak 1935 16,442 births

Lavonne — girls' name

16,442 babies named Lavonne in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s701910s6741920s25541930s42761940s30761950s24981960s17621970s8921980s3861990s1622000s472010s45
1930s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lavonne was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

487 babies were named Lavonne in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,442 babies named Lavonne between 1900 and 2019, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lavonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 487 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavonne performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 4,276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lavonne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 2,396 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Iowa and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lavonne in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavonne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16,442 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lavonne at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

16,442

Since 1900

120 years of records

Peak year

1935

487 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1900

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2019

Lavonne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1900

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1935)
487
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
-2000200400600 201919971983196919551941192719131900 5

Lavonne popularity over time — boys

217 total births recorded since 1926 (Lavonne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 217 births
468101214 199919881976196819501940193619311926 5

Lavonne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
4,276 births that decade — 26% of Lavonne's all-time total
1900s701910s6741920s25541930s42761940s30761950s24981960s17621970s8921980s3861990s1622000s472010s45

Lavonne by state

Where Lavonne concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lavonne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
2,396 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%
Minnesota share of Lavonne's total US births 14.6%
Even split

2,396 of 16,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Lavonne appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavonne?
16,442 babies have been named Lavonne since 1900. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1935 with 487 births.
When was Lavonne most popular?
Lavonne was most popular in the 1930s decade with 4,276 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Lavonne most popular?
The top states for the name Lavonne are Minnesota (2,396 births), Iowa (1,894 births), California (1,001 births).
How long has the name Lavonne been used?
Lavonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 120 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Lavonne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavern, Lavina, Lavon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.