How Many People Are Named Lavonda?
An estimated 2,800 people in the United States have the first name Lavonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Lavonda peaked in popularity in 1968 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lavonda 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 Lavonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,800
About 1 in 122,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1968
125 births
Total Registered
3,586
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lavonda
Lavonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,586 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lavonda as a female name
Ranked #16,592 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1968 (125 births)
Lavonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lavonda span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 958 babies were registered. Lavonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lavonda by Decade
How has Lavonda 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.
Lavonda by State
Birth registrations for Lavonda span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri. The lowest are in New York, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 70 Lavondas were registered per state.
Lavonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lavonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lavonda
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lavonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lavonda?
We estimate approximately 2,800 people named Lavonda 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 122,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Lavonda a common name?
Lavonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,586 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lavonda most popular?
Lavonda reached peak popularity in 1968, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lavonda is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lavonda a female name?
Lavonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lavonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lavonda Smith, Lavonda Johnson, Lavonda 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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