How Many People Are Named Lavena?
An estimated 516 people in the United States have the first name Lavena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Lavena peaked in popularity in 1922 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavena 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 Lavena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
516
About 1 in 664,253 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1922
32 births
Total Registered
1,218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavena
Lavena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,218 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lavena as a female name
Ranked #16,573 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (32 births)
Lavena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavena span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 243 babies were registered. Lavena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavena by Decade
How has Lavena 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.
Lavena by State
Birth registrations for Lavena span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas. The lowest are in California, Texas, Missouri. On average, about 23 Lavenas were registered per state.
Lavena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavena
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavena?
We estimate approximately 516 people named Lavena 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 664,253 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavena a common name?
Lavena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavena most popular?
Lavena reached peak popularity in 1922, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavena is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavena a female name?
Lavena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavena Smith, Lavena Johnson, Lavena 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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