Lavern
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #593 in 1926
0 babies were named Lavern in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1893–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryLavern has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Laverns, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1926, when it reached #593.
About the name Lavern
Lavern is a girl name of French and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ern”. US birth records list Lavern for girls from 1893 to 2006, in 99 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked #593 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2006, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:French namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | 75,431 girls |
| 1900s | 28 | 35,638 girls |
| 1910s | 69 | 14,510 girls |
| 1920s | 110 | 9,052 girls |
| 1930s | 96 | 10,384 girls |
| 1940s | 70 | 14,223 girls |
| 1950s | 72 | 13,887 girls |
| 1960s | 47 | 21,061 girls |
| 1970s | 19 | 52,274 girls |
| 1980s | 7.3 | 136,054 girls |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 348,432 girls |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1,891,892 girls |
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- Unisex name: Avery · elf counsel
- Girl name: Eloise · possibly healthy, wide
Questions about the name Lavern
What is the origin of the name Lavern?
Lavern has French, Latin roots in our records. Other French names include Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet.
Is Lavern a boy or girl name?
Lavern is a girl name, though a few boys get it too.
How popular is the name Lavern?
Lavern is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2006. It peaked at #593 in 1926.