How Many People Are Named Lavona?
An estimated 531 people in the United States have the first name Lavona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Lavona peaked in popularity in 1934 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavona 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 Lavona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Lavona is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
531
About 1 in 645,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1934
52 births
Total Registered
1,791
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavona
Lavona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,791 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lavona as a female name
Ranked #9,195 in 1995
9 female births in 1995
Peak: 1934 (52 births)
Lavona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavona span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 441 babies were registered. Lavona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavona by Decade
How has Lavona 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.
Lavona by State
Birth registrations for Lavona span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska. The lowest are in Texas, Minnesota, Michigan. On average, about 28 Lavonas were registered per state.
Lavona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavona
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavona?
We estimate approximately 531 people named Lavona 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 645,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavona a common name?
Lavona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,791 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavona most popular?
Lavona reached peak popularity in 1934, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavona is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavona a female name?
Lavona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavona Smith, Lavona Johnson, Lavona 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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