Boys' name · since 1968
Lavont
Lavont has 16 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lavont is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Lavont recorded 16 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2008.
- #30,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavont ranks #30,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lavont's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lavont's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavont's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavont popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lavont by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Lavont's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Lavont births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lavont: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Lavont 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.