Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 1993 327 births

Lavonta — boys' name

327 babies named Lavonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s1682000s862010s192020s20

The verdict

327 boys have been named Lavonta since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

327
total births
1981–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lavonta was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

29 babies were named Lavonta in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Lavonta between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lavonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lavonta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavonta 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 327 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.

Lavonta at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

327

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

1993

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lavonta popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
29
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 20222011200520011997199319891981 5

Lavonta popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1977 (Lavonta as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19781977 6

Lavonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 51% of Lavonta's all-time total
1980s341990s1682000s862010s192020s20

Lavonta by state

Where Lavonta concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lavonta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.5%
Florida share of Lavonta's total US births 1.5%

5 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavonta?
327 babies have been named Lavonta since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 29 births.
When was Lavonta most popular?
Lavonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Lavonta most popular?
The top states for the name Lavonta are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lavonta been used?
Lavonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lavonta?
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, 1981–2022 (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.