Laverne
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,312
Given to girls 76.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 1,293 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,878since 1885
Laverne over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | — | #8,312 | 9 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,517 | 13 | |
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,067 | 9 | |
| 2019 | — | #9,756 | 7 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #10,744 | 6 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | #12,274 | 5 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #8,803 | 8 | |
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #12,055 | 5 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | — | #7,643 | 8 | |
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,839 | 9 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #4,670 | 19 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #2,563 | 36 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | #1,893 | 52 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #1,252 | 89 | #2,054 | 23 |
| 1975 | #1,350 | 79 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #1,260 | 86 | #1,618 | 30 |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | #1,782 | 25 |
| 1972 | #1,030 | 113 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #870 | 154 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #840 | 161 | #1,314 | 40 |
| 1969 | #807 | 163 | #1,152 | 46 |
| 1968 | #656 | 219 | #1,131 | 44 |
| 1967 | #653 | 216 | #1,132 | 43 |
| 1966 | #567 | 282 | #1,027 | 50 |
| 1965 | #558 | 291 | #1,043 | 50 |
| 1964 | #535 | 338 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #480 | 403 | #921 | 66 |
| 1962 | #478 | 410 | #973 | 61 |
| 1961 | #460 | 451 | #912 | 70 |
| 1960 | #437 | 498 | #852 | 79 |
| 1959 | #406 | 538 | #906 | 71 |
| 1958 | #404 | 526 | #978 | 60 |
| 1957 | #370 | 601 | #818 | 85 |
| 1956 | #358 | 594 | #809 | 85 |
| 1955 | #333 | 653 | #727 | 101 |
| 1954 | #380 | 511 | #699 | 107 |
| 1953 | #367 | 536 | #680 | 111 |
| 1952 | #340 | 588 | #673 | 106 |
| 1951 | #316 | 622 | #635 | 123 |
| 1950 | #316 | 603 | #626 | 120 |
| 1949 | #317 | 605 | #645 | 112 |
| 1948 | #297 | 661 | #548 | 148 |
| 1947 | #316 | 603 | #504 | 177 |
| 1946 | #295 | 609 | #495 | 170 |
| 1945 | #284 | 598 | #471 | 159 |
| 1944 | #295 | 517 | #441 | 192 |
| 1943 | #300 | 536 | #427 | 212 |
| 1942 | #281 | 588 | #414 | 220 |
| 1941 | #269 | 565 | #373 | 241 |
| 1940 | #259 | 579 | #375 | 231 |
| 1939 | #253 | 615 | #404 | 199 |
| 1938 | #252 | 639 | #329 | 285 |
| 1937 | #234 | 692 | #304 | 305 |
| 1936 | #230 | 711 | #326 | 276 |
| 1935 | #217 | 785 | #314 | 300 |
| 1934 | #217 | 820 | #302 | 323 |
| 1933 | #202 | 862 | #310 | 299 |
| 1932 | #199 | 927 | #284 | 366 |
| 1931 | #176 | 1,042 | #278 | 395 |
| 1930 | #178 | 1,096 | #283 | 402 |
| 1929 | #170 | 1,194 | #291 | 368 |
| 1928 | #165 | 1,293 | #275 | 428 |
| 1927 | #166 | 1,333 | #274 | 421 |
| 1926 | #169 | 1,327 | #286 | 399 |
| 1925 | #170 | 1,335 | #285 | 401 |
| 1924 | #169 | 1,383 | #286 | 402 |
| 1923 | #172 | 1,306 | #278 | 414 |
| 1922 | #181 | 1,214 | #277 | 414 |
| 1921 | #185 | 1,163 | #276 | 405 |
| 1920 | #188 | 1,094 | #289 | 375 |
| 1919 | #198 | 944 | #294 | 337 |
| 1918 | #199 | 965 | #299 | 343 |
| 1917 | #222 | 762 | #328 | 275 |
| 1916 | #245 | 642 | #344 | 243 |
| 1915 | #249 | 564 | #351 | 231 |
| 1914 | #266 | 379 | #371 | 162 |
| 1913 | #277 | 288 | #390 | 119 |
| 1912 | #299 | 225 | #439 | 79 |
| 1911 | #339 | 136 | #432 | 45 |
| 1910 | #340 | 134 | #556 | 26 |
| 1909 | #364 | 100 | #519 | 25 |
| 1908 | #375 | 91 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #468 | 58 | #464 | 25 |
| 1906 | #402 | 73 | #590 | 16 |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | #452 | 24 |
| 1904 | #480 | 47 | #612 | 14 |
| 1903 | #496 | 41 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #459 | 42 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #543 | 39 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #606 | 26 | — | |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | #610 | 26 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Laverne! It came in at #842, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Brand new
- Biggest jump: 352 spots in 1892 (#1,213 → #861)
- Biggest drop: 273 spots in 1891 (#940 → #1,213)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1928 at #165 (1,293 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1892–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 892
- Highest: 1 in 892 girls born in 1928 were named Laverne (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 29.5% of all girls named Laverne (12,642) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
- Mostly boys until 2024, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #842 (1885) | #1,015 |
| 1890s | 174 | #606 (1899) | #793 |
| 1900s | 581 | #364 (1909) | #458 |
| 1910s | 5,039 | #198 (1919) | #263 |
| 1920s | 12,642 | #165 (1928) | #174 |
| 1930s | 8,189 | #176 (1931) | #216 |
| 1940s | 5,861 | #259 (1940) | #291 |
| 1950s | 5,772 | #316 (1951) | #359 |
| 1960s | 3,271 | #437 (1960) | #563 |
| 1970s | 958 | #840 (1970) | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 252 | #2,220 (1982) | #3,754 |
| 1990s | 99 | #5,060 (1990) | #8,796 |
| 2000s | 5 | #15,784 (2003) | #15,784 |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 9 | #10,107 (2025) | #10,107 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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