How Many People Are Named Lavern?
An estimated 6,481 people in the United States have the first name Lavern. It is used for both genders, with 59.8% male. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Lavern peaked in popularity in 1924 with 435 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavern 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 Lavern paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lavern is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,481
About 1 in 52,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.8% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1924
435 births
Total Registered
17,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavern
Lavern is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.8%) and females (40.2%). Out of 17,048 total births registered, 10,203 were male and 6,845 were female.
Lavern as a male name
Ranked #4,136 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (290 births)
Lavern as a female name
Ranked #14,451 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1957 (186 births)
Lavern: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavern span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,949 babies were registered. Lavern has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavern by Decade
How has Lavern 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 45 | 23 | 22 | |
| 1900s | 157 | 74 | 83 | |
| 1910s | 1,708 | 1,090 | 618 | |
| 1920s | 3,949 | 2,628 | 1,321 | |
| 1930s | 3,203 | 2,177 | 1,026 | |
| 1940s | 2,387 | 1,379 | 1,008 | |
| 1950s | 2,358 | 960 | 1,398 | |
| 1960s | 1,486 | 602 | 884 | |
| 1970s | 580 | 281 | 299 | |
| 1980s | 326 | 200 | 126 | |
| 1990s | 225 | 172 | 53 | |
| 2000s | 240 | 233 | 7 | |
| 2010s | 225 | 225 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 148 | 148 | 0 | |
Lavern by State
Birth registrations for Lavern span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Arizona, New Jersey. On average, about 270 Laverns were registered per state.
Lavern + Last Name Combinations
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Lavern: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavern?
We estimate approximately 6,481 people named Lavern 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 52,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavern a common name?
Lavern is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavern most popular?
Lavern reached peak popularity in 1924, when 435 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavern is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavern a male name?
Lavern is predominantly male. 59.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavern Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavern Smith, Lavern Johnson, Lavern 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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