How Many People Are Named Laval?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Laval. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Laval peaked in popularity in 1955 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laval as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laval paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1955
9 births
Total Registered
204
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laval
Laval is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 204 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Laval as a male name
Ranked #11,959 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 1955 (9 births)
Laval: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laval span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 49 babies were registered. Laval has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laval by Decade
How has Laval tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laval + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laval as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laval
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laval: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laval?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Laval are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Laval a common name?
Laval is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 204 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laval most popular?
Laval reached peak popularity in 1955, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laval is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laval a male name?
Laval is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laval Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laval Smith, Laval Johnson, Laval Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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