Boys' name · since 1991
Lavontae
457 babies named Lavontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 457
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lavontae is the #8514 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 457 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavontae has been recorded 457 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #8514 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,514 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 457 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavontae ranks #8,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,514 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 457 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 457
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lavontae's 457 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Lavontae compares
457 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lavontae's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lavontae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 457 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lavontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lavontae's full recorded timeline at 2008, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lavontae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lavontae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (159 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Lavontae's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lavontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 159 births (35% of all-time use).
Lavontae by state
Where Lavontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.4% |
11 of 457 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lavontae's data
- Lavontae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Lavontaes (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lavontae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Lavontae 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.