How Many People Are Named Laveta?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Laveta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Laveta peaked in popularity in 1927 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laveta 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 Laveta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Laveta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1927
43 births
Total Registered
1,552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laveta
Laveta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,552 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laveta as a female name
Ranked #11,642 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1927 (43 births)
Laveta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laveta span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 343 babies were registered. Laveta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laveta by Decade
How has Laveta 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.
Laveta by State
Birth registrations for Laveta span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas. The lowest are in Colorado, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 66 Lavetas were registered per state.
Laveta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laveta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laveta
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laveta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laveta?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Laveta 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 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Laveta a common name?
Laveta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laveta most popular?
Laveta reached peak popularity in 1927, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laveta is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laveta a female name?
Laveta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laveta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laveta Smith, Laveta Johnson, Laveta 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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