US rank #9290 Boys' name Peak 2007 448 births

Lavontae — #9290 US boys' name

448 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.

1990s1102000s1592010s1282020s51
#9290
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lavontae was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

23 babies were named Lavontae in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavontae

The Social Security Administration has registered 448 babies named Lavontae between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavontae currently holds the #9290 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavontae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lavontae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lavontae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavontae 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 448 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.

Lavontae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

448

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2007

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,290

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lavontae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
23
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
510152025 20242019201420092004199919941991 7

Lavontae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
159 births that decade — 35% of Lavontae's all-time total
1990s1102000s1592010s1282020s51

Lavontae by state

Where Lavontae concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lavontae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
11 2.5%
Illinois share of Lavontae's total US births 2.5%

11 of 448 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavontae?
448 babies have been named Lavontae since 1991. It currently ranks #9290 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 23 births.
When was Lavontae most popular?
Lavontae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Lavontae most popular?
The top states for the name Lavontae are Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Lavontae been used?
Lavontae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lavontae?
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.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.