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
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 290 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,236since 1880
Lavern over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,050 | 26 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,072 | 26 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,347 | 35 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,533 | 32 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,651 | 30 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,918 | 26 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,230 | 24 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,918 | 19 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,746 | 20 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,098 | 25 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,545 | 21 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,014 | 25 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,964 | 25 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,256 | 17 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,509 | 21 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,721 | 28 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,145 | 24 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,243 | 23 | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #4,001 | 24 |
| 2005 | — | #4,062 | 22 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,129 | 21 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,976 | 21 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,349 | 26 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,299 | 25 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,162 | 17 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | — | #3,293 | 21 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #2,628 | 25 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #2,559 | 21 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #2,437 | 20 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #1,748 | 29 |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | #2,065 | 22 |
| 1974 | #2,396 | 32 | #1,546 | 32 |
| 1973 | #2,565 | 28 | #1,485 | 33 |
| 1972 | #2,276 | 33 | #1,418 | 36 |
| 1971 | #1,906 | 45 | #1,378 | 38 |
| 1970 | #1,599 | 59 | #1,351 | 38 |
| 1969 | #1,897 | 43 | #1,124 | 48 |
| 1968 | #1,504 | 57 | #1,068 | 48 |
| 1967 | #1,299 | 70 | #1,043 | 49 |
| 1966 | #1,335 | 66 | #932 | 61 |
| 1965 | #1,263 | 72 | #1,000 | 54 |
| 1964 | #1,112 | 97 | #1,035 | 53 |
| 1963 | #1,003 | 113 | #1,012 | 56 |
| 1962 | #1,038 | 108 | #930 | 66 |
| 1961 | #1,005 | 116 | #901 | 72 |
| 1960 | #870 | 142 | #782 | 95 |
| 1959 | #804 | 162 | #926 | 68 |
| 1958 | #790 | 161 | #835 | 81 |
| 1957 | #734 | 186 | #789 | 90 |
| 1956 | #772 | 161 | #737 | 99 |
| 1955 | #712 | 176 | #700 | 109 |
| 1954 | #793 | 140 | #778 | 84 |
| 1953 | #934 | 102 | #700 | 103 |
| 1952 | #783 | 132 | #650 | 113 |
| 1951 | #952 | 95 | #749 | 86 |
| 1950 | #1,001 | 83 | #606 | 127 |
| 1949 | #918 | 93 | #621 | 120 |
| 1948 | #821 | 112 | #598 | 127 |
| 1947 | #780 | 122 | #604 | 126 |
| 1946 | #771 | 113 | #567 | 128 |
| 1945 | #701 | 112 | #546 | 120 |
| 1944 | #787 | 94 | #531 | 130 |
| 1943 | #870 | 80 | #508 | 148 |
| 1942 | #739 | 104 | #498 | 151 |
| 1941 | #724 | 95 | #473 | 155 |
| 1940 | #772 | 83 | #440 | 174 |
| 1939 | #805 | 73 | #435 | 170 |
| 1938 | #696 | 98 | #412 | 189 |
| 1937 | #723 | 87 | #385 | 203 |
| 1936 | #686 | 94 | #422 | 174 |
| 1935 | #614 | 112 | #376 | 209 |
| 1934 | #653 | 105 | #350 | 248 |
| 1933 | #642 | 105 | #361 | 227 |
| 1932 | #599 | 120 | #353 | 245 |
| 1931 | #649 | 104 | #348 | 251 |
| 1930 | #612 | 128 | #349 | 262 |
| 1929 | #638 | 118 | #353 | 252 |
| 1928 | #628 | 125 | #352 | 264 |
| 1927 | #594 | 142 | #354 | 274 |
| 1926 | #593 | 143 | #372 | 245 |
| 1925 | #651 | 127 | #371 | 256 |
| 1924 | #623 | 145 | #346 | 290 |
| 1923 | #642 | 131 | #348 | 287 |
| 1922 | #665 | 119 | #363 | 271 |
| 1921 | #619 | 140 | #380 | 253 |
| 1920 | #625 | 131 | #388 | 236 |
| 1919 | #660 | 112 | #396 | 219 |
| 1918 | #625 | 128 | #422 | 190 |
| 1917 | #686 | 100 | #454 | 154 |
| 1916 | #848 | 64 | #479 | 143 |
| 1915 | #798 | 68 | #475 | 135 |
| 1914 | #798 | 53 | #528 | 87 |
| 1913 | #913 | 34 | #523 | 67 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | #547 | 54 |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | #624 | 24 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | #729 | 17 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 | #679 | 16 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
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 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#82 · 1 in 371
- Iowa#115 · 1 in 574
- Wisconsin#121 · 1 in 769
- Idaho#153 · 1 in 744
- North Dakota#159 · 1 in 844
Best ever in a state: #75 in Nebraska, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #82 | 29 | 1 in 371 |
| Iowa | #115 | 33 | 1 in 574 |
| Wisconsin | #121 | 30 | 1 in 769 |
| Idaho | #153 | 5 | 1 in 744 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 7 | 1 in 844 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 16 | 1 in 1,246 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 6 | 1 in 893 |
| Michigan | #170 | 23 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Kansas | #179 | 12 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Illinois | #277 | 13 | 1 in 3,916 |
| Missouri | #277 | 9 | 1 in 3,052 |
| Arkansas | #298 | 7 | 1 in 2,580 |
| Oklahoma | #384 | 5 | 1 in 4,539 |
| Ohio | #385 | 6 | 1 in 7,648 |
| Pennsylvania | #409 | 7 | 1 in 10,098 |
| New York | #563 | 5 | 1 in 16,705 |
| Texas | #775 | 6 | 1 in 9,710 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #346 (290 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1904–1962
- 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
- 25.7% of all boys named Lavern (2,628) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1977, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #909 (1880) | #913 |
| 1890s | 23 | #861 (1892) | #987 |
| 1900s | 74 | #666 (1905) | #918 |
| 1910s | 1,090 | #396 (1919) | #518 |
| 1920s | 2,628 | #346 (1924) | #363 |
| 1930s | 2,178 | #348 (1931) | #379 |
| 1940s | 1,379 | #440 (1940) | #539 |
| 1950s | 960 | #606 (1950) | #747 |
| 1960s | 602 | #782 (1960) | #983 |
| 1970s | 281 | #1,351 (1970) | #1,873 |
| 1980s | 200 | #2,086 (1981) | #2,598 |
| 1990s | 172 | #2,628 (1990) | #3,933 |
| 2000s | 236 | #3,299 (2000) | #3,865 |
| 2010s | 227 | #3,531 (2010) | #4,381 |
| 2020s | 175 | #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 1934
Top girls' names in 1934
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
girls
1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 9,945 of them was named Lavern, which outranked 86.9% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 4,164 of them was named Lavern, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.