Is Lavar a boy or girl name?
Lavar was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 2,078 US babies named Lavar were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lavar since 1915
- 2,078
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 279 babies
Boys and girls named Lavar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 605 | 6 | 1% |
| 1980s | 574 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,515 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,557 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,847 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,391 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,935 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,902 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,944 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,347 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,615 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,289 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,960 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,923 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,920 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,227 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,695 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,780 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,032 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,979 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 111 | #840 | 5 | #11,317 |
| 1979 | 147 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 174 | #632 | 6 | #9,175 |
| 1977 | 279 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,107 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,752 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,023 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,691 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,709 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,134 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lavar reached #486 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #9,175 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lavar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.