Lavern

Last seen for girls in 2006 at #13,606 · #4,050 for boys in 2025, 26 births
Given to boys 59.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1924 · 290 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,236
since 1880

Lavern over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #593, 1926peak #346, 1924girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,05026
2024#4,07226
2023#3,34735
2022#3,53332
2021#3,65130
2020#3,91826
2019#4,23024
2018#4,91819
2017#4,74620
2016#4,09825
2015#4,54521
2014#4,01425
2013#3,96425
2012#5,25617
2011#4,50921
2010#3,53130
2009#3,72128
2008#4,14524
2007#4,24323
2006#13,6067#4,00124
2005#4,06222
2004#4,12921
2003#3,97621
2002#3,34926
2001#3,72122
2000#3,29925
1999#4,16217
1998#5,15912
1997#12,0706#5,64210
1996#3,29321
1995#3,43219
1994#13,4305#4,80312
1993#10,5887#2,94323
1992#9,4918#3,45918
1991#6,97612#3,81315
1990#5,83515#2,62825
1989#6,95511#3,09419
1988#5,06516#2,76520
1987#6,78810#2,55921
1986#4,96415#2,22625
1985#7,5638#2,82817
1984#5,53912#2,43720
1983#4,88414#2,91215
1982#6,37110#2,70917
1981#4,96314#2,08625
1980#4,51716#2,36721
1979#4,62615#2,46519
1978#8,5626#3,07013
1977#2,90927#2,20221
1976#3,09523#1,74829
1975#2,51631#2,06522
1974#2,39632#1,54632
1973#2,56528#1,48533
1972#2,27633#1,41836
1971#1,90645#1,37838
1970#1,59959#1,35138
1969#1,89743#1,12448
1968#1,50457#1,06848
1967#1,29970#1,04349
1966#1,33566#93261
1965#1,26372#1,00054
1964#1,11297#1,03553
1963#1,003113#1,01256
1962#1,038108#93066
1961#1,005116#90172
1960#870142#78295
1959#804162#92668
1958#790161#83581
1957#734186#78990
1956#772161#73799
1955#712176#700109
1954#793140#77884
1953#934102#700103
1952#783132#650113
1951#95295#74986
1950#1,00183#606127
1949#91893#621120
1948#821112#598127
1947#780122#604126
1946#771113#567128
1945#701112#546120
1944#78794#531130
1943#87080#508148
1942#739104#498151
1941#72495#473155
1940#77283#440174
1939#80573#435170
1938#69698#412189
1937#72387#385203
1936#68694#422174
1935#614112#376209
1934#653105#350248
1933#642105#361227
1932#599120#353245
1931#649104#348251
1930#612128#349262
1929#638118#353252
1928#628125#352264
1927#594142#354274
1926#593143#372245
1925#651127#371256
1924#623145#346290
1923#642131#348287
1922#665119#363271
1921#619140#380253
1920#625131#388236
1919#660112#396219
1918#625128#422190
1917#686100#454154
1916#84864#479143
1915#79868#475135
1914#79853#52887
1913#91334#52367
1912#1,25218#54754
1911#87524#62424
1910#1,06917#72917
1909#1,10414#67916
1908#1,04415#87710
1907#1,5128#9309
1906#9278
1905#1,4208#66613
1904#1,3648#9667
1903#1,5926
1902#1,2199#1,1375
1901#1,2278
1900#1,5617#1,1626
1899#9286
1898#1,2638
1897#1,0949#1,0575
1896#1,1015
1895
1894
1893#1,4375
1892#8617
1891
1890
1889
1888#9176
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lavern was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lavern is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 764 boysNDMinnesota: #149 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,060 boysMNIllinois: #294 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,135 boysILWisconsin: #111 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 681 boysWIMichigan: #185 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,631 boysMINew York: #405 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,681 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #102 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 410 boysSDIowa: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 648 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedINOhio: #443 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,370 boysOHPennsylvania: #402 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,025 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #427 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,435 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedCONebraska: #101 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 438 boysNEMissouri: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,696 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedNMKansas: #183 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,245 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedLAMississippi: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,386 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lavern, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#101 · 1 in 438
  2. South Dakota#102 · 1 in 410
  3. Wisconsin#111 · 1 in 681
  4. Iowa#120 · 1 in 648
  5. North Dakota#140 · 1 in 764

Best ever in a state: #75 in Nebraska, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#101261 in 438
South Dakota#102141 in 410
Wisconsin#111361 in 681
Iowa#120301 in 648
North Dakota#14081 in 764
Minnesota#149191 in 1,060
Kansas#183121 in 1,245
Michigan#185261 in 1,631
Illinois#294141 in 4,135
Missouri#34661 in 4,696
Mississippi#36361 in 3,386
Pennsylvania#40291 in 9,025
New York#405111 in 8,681
California#42771 in 5,435
Ohio#44351 in 10,370
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Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lavern
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#4,072#4,050)
  • 132 spots since 2020 (#3,918#4,050)
  • 495 spots since 2015 (#4,545#4,050)
  • Biggest jump: 300 spots in 1905 (#966#666)
  • Biggest drop: 261 spots in 1906 (#666#927)
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1924 at #346 (290 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1904–1962
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,819
  • Highest: 1 in 3,819 boys born in 1923 were named Lavern (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 65,695 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #346 in 1924, was only 1 in 3,906 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 25.7% of all boys named Lavern (2,628) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1978
  • Mostly girls until 1977, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#909 (1880)#913
1890s23#861 (1892)#987
1900s74#666 (1905)#918
1910s1,090#396 (1919)#518
1920s2,628#346 (1924)#363
1930s2,178#348 (1931)#379
1940s1,379#440 (1940)#539
1950s960#606 (1950)#747
1960s602#782 (1960)#983
1970s281#1,351 (1970)#1,873
1980s200#2,086 (1981)#2,598
1990s172#2,628 (1990)#3,933
2000s236#3,299 (2000)#3,865
2010s227#3,531 (2010)#4,381
2020s175#3,347 (2023)#3,762

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lavern in 1930

girls
#612
128 births · 1 in 8,796 girls
boys
#349
262 births · 1 in 4,188 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #612Lavern128

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #349Lavern262
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 8,796 of them was named Lavern, which outranked 88.3% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lavern
  1. #606Nan130
  2. #606Rosalind130
  3. #611Elisa129
  4. #612Lavern128
  5. #612Dorotha128
  6. #612Thomas128
  7. #615Marceline126
  8. #615Una126
  9. #615Veda126

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. 701Claudette#1,642#941
  2. 583Ardeth#1,212#629
  3. 445Julianne#1,339#894
  4. 376Sonja#1,223#847
  5. 374Armida#1,174#800
Fallers
  1. 348Ingrid#941#1,289
  2. 315Coralie#895#1,210
  3. 229Elenor#981#1,210
  4. 229Mammie#981#1,210
  5. 226Sibyl#902#1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 4,188 of them was named Lavern, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lavern
  1. #346Darrel265
  2. #346Wilmer265
  3. #348Gus263
  4. #349Lavern262
  5. #349Thurman262
  6. #351Monroe261
  7. #352Merrill260
  8. #352Ollie260

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. 3,094Derl#3,959#865
  2. 420Clive#1,378#958
  3. 380Farris#1,272#892
  4. 368Earlie#1,296#928
  5. 357Winton#1,272#915
Fallers
  1. 486Americo#729#1,215
  2. 433Enrico#995#1,428
  3. 371Eliseo#844#1,215
  4. 312Meyer#878#1,190
  5. 304Hilbert#869#1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930