US rank #6945 Boys' name Peak 1995 1,304 births

Lavonte — #6945 US boys' name

1,304 babies named Lavonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s1101990s5222000s3342010s2312020s95
#6945
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lavonte was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

90 babies were named Lavonte in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lavonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,304 babies named Lavonte between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lavonte currently holds the #6945 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lavonte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 522 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lavonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lavonte in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lavonte 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 1,304 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.

Lavonte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,304

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1995

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,945

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lavonte popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
90
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Lavonte popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1991 (Lavonte as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19921991 5

Lavonte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
522 births that decade — 40% of Lavonte's all-time total
1970s121980s1101990s5222000s3342010s2312020s95

Lavonte by state

Where Lavonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lavonte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
56 4.3%
#2 California
35 2.7%
#3 Texas
24 1.8%
#4 Florida
22 1.7%
#5 Ohio
21 1.6%
#6 Michigan
13 1.0%
#7 Virginia
12 0.9%
#8 Wisconsin
12 0.9%
Illinois share of Lavonte's total US births 4.3%
Even split

56 of 1,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Lavonte appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lavonte?
1,304 babies have been named Lavonte since 1978. It currently ranks #6945 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 90 births.
When was Lavonte most popular?
Lavonte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 522 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Lavonte most popular?
The top states for the name Lavonte are Illinois (56 births), California (35 births), Texas (24 births).
How long has the name Lavonte been used?
Lavonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lavonte?
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, 1978–2024 (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.