How Many People Are Named Lavina?
An estimated 2,356 people in the United States have the first name Lavina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Lavina peaked in popularity in 1920 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavina 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 Lavina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,356
About 1 in 145,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1920
157 births
Total Registered
6,723
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavina
Lavina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,723 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lavina as a female name
Ranked #4,325 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (157 births)
Lavina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,178 babies were registered. Lavina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavina by Decade
How has Lavina 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.
Lavina by State
Birth registrations for Lavina span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, Montana, Idaho. On average, about 99 Lavinas were registered per state.
Lavina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavina
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavina?
We estimate approximately 2,356 people named Lavina 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 145,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavina a common name?
Lavina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,723 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavina most popular?
Lavina reached peak popularity in 1920, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavina is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavina a female name?
Lavina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavina Smith, Lavina Johnson, Lavina 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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