Recorded 1968–2008 Boys' name Peak 2008 16 births

Lavont — boys' name

16 babies named Lavont in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Lavont since 1968, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

16
total births
1968–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Lavont was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lavont in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavont

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lavont between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavont currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavont performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lavont shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavont 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 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.

Lavont at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

16

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Lavont popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 200820061968 5

Lavont by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Lavont's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavont?
16 babies have been named Lavont since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Lavont most popular?
Lavont was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Lavont been used?
Lavont has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Lavont?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laverne, Lavern, Lavon, Lavell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2008 (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.