Is Lavern a boy or girl name?
Lavern is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 26 boys were named Lavern, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 40.2% of the 17,048 US babies named Lavern were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,136
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lavern since 1880
- 17,048
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 435 babies
Boys and girls named Lavern, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 23 | 22 | 48.9% |
| 1900s | 74 | 83 | 52.9% |
| 1910s | 1,090 | 618 | 36.2% |
| 1920s | 2,628 | 1,321 | 33.5% |
| 1930s | 2,177 | 1,026 | 32% |
| 1940s | 1,379 | 1,008 | 42.2% |
| 1950s | 960 | 1,398 | 59.3% |
| 1960s | 602 | 884 | 59.5% |
| 1970s | 281 | 299 | 51.6% |
| 1980s | 200 | 126 | 38.7% |
| 1990s | 172 | 53 | 23.6% |
| 2000s | 233 | 7 | 2.9% |
| 2010s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,136 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,029 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,854 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,156 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,637 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,019 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,399 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,760 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,594 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,212 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,588 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,171 | 7 | #14,451 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,139 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,201 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,063 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,797 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,258 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,341 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,913 | 6 | #13,030 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,353 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,987 | 5 | #14,716 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,989 | 7 | #11,246 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,548 | 8 | #10,022 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,939 | 12 | #7,209 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,665 | 15 | #5,991 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,164 | 11 | #7,244 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,816 | 16 | #5,201 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,608 | 10 | #7,098 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,262 | 15 | #5,096 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,898 | 8 | #7,967 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,498 | 12 | #5,714 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,013 | 14 | #5,020 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,776 | 10 | #6,631 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,122 | 14 | #5,116 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,410 | 16 | #4,638 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,518 | 15 | #4,749 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,157 | 6 | #9,177 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,243 | 27 | #2,960 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,769 | 23 | #3,143 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,099 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,568 | 32 | #2,416 |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,493 | 28 | #2,600 |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,431 | 33 | #2,295 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,390 | 45 | #1,923 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,362 | 59 | #1,611 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,131 | 43 | #1,907 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,077 | 57 | #1,513 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,054 | 70 | #1,310 |
| 1966 | 61 | #936 | 66 | #1,340 |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,009 | 72 | #1,267 |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,041 | 97 | #1,113 |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,014 | 113 | #1,003 |
| 1962 | 66 | #934 | 108 | #1,040 |
| 1961 | 72 | #907 | 116 | #1,008 |
| 1960 | 95 | #786 | 142 | #870 |
| 1959 | 68 | #934 | 163 | #800 |
| 1958 | 81 | #842 | 160 | #793 |
| 1957 | 90 | #791 | 186 | #735 |
| 1956 | 99 | #739 | 161 | #776 |
| 1955 | 109 | #702 | 176 | #713 |
| 1954 | 84 | #779 | 140 | #795 |
| 1953 | 103 | #700 | 102 | #938 |
| 1952 | 113 | #652 | 132 | #783 |
| 1951 | 86 | #757 | 95 | #955 |
| 1950 | 127 | #609 | 83 | #1,004 |
| 1949 | 120 | #622 | 93 | #921 |
| 1948 | 127 | #601 | 112 | #824 |
| 1947 | 126 | #608 | 122 | #784 |
| 1946 | 128 | #568 | 113 | #774 |
| 1945 | 120 | #547 | 112 | #704 |
| 1944 | 130 | #534 | 94 | #788 |
| 1943 | 148 | #510 | 80 | #875 |
| 1942 | 151 | #498 | 104 | #739 |
| 1941 | 155 | #474 | 95 | #726 |
| 1940 | 174 | #440 | 83 | #777 |
| 1939 | 170 | #436 | 73 | #806 |
| 1938 | 188 | #414 | 98 | #697 |
| 1937 | 203 | #386 | 87 | #725 |
| 1936 | 174 | #424 | 94 | #692 |
| 1935 | 209 | #377 | 112 | #616 |
| 1934 | 248 | #350 | 105 | #654 |
| 1933 | 226 | #361 | 105 | #643 |
| 1932 | 246 | #353 | 120 | #599 |
| 1931 | 251 | #348 | 104 | #651 |
| 1930 | 262 | #349 | 128 | #613 |
| 1929 | 252 | #353 | 118 | #640 |
| 1928 | 264 | #352 | 125 | #631 |
| 1927 | 274 | #354 | 142 | #597 |
| 1926 | 245 | #373 | 143 | #594 |
| 1925 | 256 | #371 | 127 | #655 |
| 1924 | 290 | #347 | 145 | #624 |
| 1923 | 287 | #348 | 131 | #645 |
| 1922 | 271 | #363 | 119 | #669 |
| 1921 | 253 | #381 | 140 | #621 |
| 1920 | 236 | #388 | 131 | #627 |
| 1919 | 219 | #397 | 112 | #662 |
| 1918 | 190 | #424 | 128 | #625 |
| 1917 | 154 | #458 | 100 | #688 |
| 1916 | 143 | #480 | 64 | #853 |
| 1915 | 135 | #478 | 68 | #801 |
| 1914 | 87 | #531 | 53 | #798 |
| 1913 | 67 | #528 | 34 | #918 |
| 1912 | 54 | #547 | 18 | #1,275 |
| 1911 | 24 | #636 | 24 | #889 |
| 1910 | 17 | #742 | 17 | #1,093 |
| 1909 | 16 | #697 | 14 | #1,127 |
| 1908 | 10 | #920 | 15 | #1,064 |
| 1907 | 9 | #966 | 8 | #1,574 |
| 1906 | 8 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #686 | 8 | #1,484 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,024 | 8 | #1,427 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,697 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,235 | 9 | #1,269 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,277 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,245 | 7 | #1,656 |
| 1899 | 6 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,320 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,153 | 9 | #1,125 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,537 |
| 1892 | 7 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #998 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lavern reached #347 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #594 in 1926. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lavern
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.