How Many People Are Named Lavender?
An estimated 2,074 people in the United States have the first name Lavender. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Lavender peaked in popularity in 2024 with 258 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavender 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 Lavender paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lavender is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,074
About 1 in 165,262 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
258 births
Total Registered
2,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavender
Lavender is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,098 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lavender as a female name
Ranked #998 in 2024
258 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (258 births)
Lavender: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavender span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 960 babies were registered. Lavender remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lavender by Decade
How has Lavender 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.
Lavender by State
Birth registrations for Lavender span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Alabama, Louisiana, New Jersey. On average, about 34 Lavenders were registered per state.
Lavender + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavender as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavender
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavender: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavender?
We estimate approximately 2,074 people named Lavender 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 165,262 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavender a common name?
Lavender is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavender most popular?
Lavender reached peak popularity in 2024, when 258 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavender is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavender a female name?
Lavender is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavender Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavender Smith, Lavender Johnson, Lavender 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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