Girls' name · since 1956
Lavra
Lavra has 140 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Lavra recorded 140 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1990.
- #23,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lavra ranks #23,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lavra's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lavra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lavra's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lavra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1990
- Peak year (1982)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lavra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (84 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Lavra's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lavra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 84 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Lavra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lavra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
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, 1956–1990 (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 Lavra 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.