Is Laverne a boy or girl name?
Laverne was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 76.4% of the 56,114 US babies named Laverne were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,671
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Laverne since 1885
- 56,114
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,785 babies
Boys and girls named Laverne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 26 | 56.5% |
| 1890s | 52 | 174 | 77% |
| 1900s | 168 | 581 | 77.6% |
| 1910s | 1,860 | 5,039 | 73% |
| 1920s | 4,027 | 12,642 | 75.8% |
| 1930s | 3,150 | 8,189 | 72.2% |
| 1940s | 1,862 | 5,861 | 75.9% |
| 1950s | 969 | 5,772 | 85.6% |
| 1960s | 561 | 3,271 | 85.4% |
| 1970s | 244 | 958 | 79.7% |
| 1980s | 111 | 252 | 69.4% |
| 1990s | 71 | 99 | 58.2% |
| 2000s | 59 | 5 | 7.8% |
| 2010s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,671 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,738 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,516 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,561 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,202 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,376 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,578 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,818 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,526 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,261 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,403 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,320 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,657 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,961 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,197 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,049 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,540 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,998 | 5 | #17,225 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,137 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,620 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,175 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,887 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,685 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,003 | 5 | #15,081 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,637 | 5 | #14,797 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,462 | 6 | #12,650 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,719 | 13 | #6,903 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,580 | 13 | #6,871 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,455 | 15 | #6,178 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,031 | 16 | #5,821 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,226 | 18 | #5,183 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,976 | 19 | #4,772 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,504 | 19 | #4,579 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,437 | 13 | #5,784 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,136 | 15 | #5,097 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,321 | 21 | #3,927 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,408 | 26 | #3,285 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,345 | 27 | #3,106 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,110 | 45 | #2,236 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,333 | 36 | #2,591 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,331 | 31 | #2,912 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,851 | 42 | #2,287 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,529 | 52 | #1,904 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,321 | 81 | #1,391 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,089 | 89 | #1,257 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,409 | 79 | #1,360 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,640 | 86 | #1,264 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,803 | 101 | #1,113 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,622 | 113 | #1,035 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,809 | 154 | #874 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,324 | 161 | #841 |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,161 | 163 | #808 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,139 | 219 | #657 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,143 | 216 | #653 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,039 | 282 | #567 |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,049 | 291 | #558 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,052 | 337 | #536 |
| 1963 | 66 | #927 | 403 | #481 |
| 1962 | 61 | #979 | 411 | #478 |
| 1961 | 70 | #915 | 451 | #460 |
| 1960 | 79 | #859 | 498 | #437 |
| 1959 | 71 | #912 | 538 | #406 |
| 1958 | 60 | #987 | 526 | #404 |
| 1957 | 85 | #822 | 601 | #370 |
| 1956 | 85 | #813 | 594 | #358 |
| 1955 | 101 | #727 | 653 | #333 |
| 1954 | 107 | #702 | 511 | #381 |
| 1953 | 111 | #681 | 536 | #367 |
| 1952 | 106 | #675 | 588 | #340 |
| 1951 | 123 | #638 | 622 | #316 |
| 1950 | 120 | #629 | 603 | #316 |
| 1949 | 112 | #646 | 605 | #317 |
| 1948 | 148 | #550 | 661 | #297 |
| 1947 | 177 | #507 | 603 | #316 |
| 1946 | 170 | #496 | 609 | #295 |
| 1945 | 159 | #473 | 598 | #284 |
| 1944 | 192 | #441 | 517 | #295 |
| 1943 | 212 | #428 | 536 | #300 |
| 1942 | 220 | #413 | 588 | #281 |
| 1941 | 241 | #373 | 565 | #269 |
| 1940 | 231 | #377 | 579 | #259 |
| 1939 | 199 | #404 | 615 | #253 |
| 1938 | 285 | #330 | 639 | #252 |
| 1937 | 305 | #304 | 692 | #235 |
| 1936 | 276 | #326 | 711 | #230 |
| 1935 | 300 | #314 | 785 | #217 |
| 1934 | 323 | #302 | 820 | #217 |
| 1933 | 299 | #311 | 862 | #202 |
| 1932 | 366 | #285 | 927 | #199 |
| 1931 | 395 | #278 | 1,042 | #176 |
| 1930 | 402 | #283 | 1,096 | #178 |
| 1929 | 368 | #291 | 1,194 | #170 |
| 1928 | 428 | #275 | 1,293 | #165 |
| 1927 | 421 | #274 | 1,333 | #166 |
| 1926 | 399 | #287 | 1,327 | #169 |
| 1925 | 401 | #285 | 1,335 | #170 |
| 1924 | 402 | #288 | 1,383 | #169 |
| 1923 | 414 | #278 | 1,306 | #172 |
| 1922 | 414 | #277 | 1,214 | #181 |
| 1921 | 405 | #276 | 1,163 | #185 |
| 1920 | 375 | #289 | 1,094 | #188 |
| 1919 | 337 | #294 | 944 | #198 |
| 1918 | 343 | #299 | 965 | #199 |
| 1917 | 275 | #328 | 762 | #222 |
| 1916 | 243 | #344 | 642 | #245 |
| 1915 | 231 | #353 | 564 | #250 |
| 1914 | 162 | #371 | 379 | #266 |
| 1913 | 119 | #390 | 288 | #277 |
| 1912 | 79 | #443 | 225 | #299 |
| 1911 | 45 | #434 | 136 | #340 |
| 1910 | 26 | #562 | 134 | #340 |
| 1909 | 25 | #526 | 100 | #365 |
| 1908 | 23 | #531 | 91 | #379 |
| 1907 | 25 | #468 | 58 | #468 |
| 1906 | 16 | #604 | 73 | #402 |
| 1905 | 24 | #457 | 53 | #468 |
| 1904 | 14 | #633 | 47 | #481 |
| 1903 | 10 | #758 | 41 | #500 |
| 1902 | 12 | #672 | 37 | #531 |
| 1901 | 8 | #817 | 42 | #460 |
| 1900 | 11 | #821 | 39 | #549 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 26 | #612 |
| 1898 | 10 | #724 | 26 | #644 |
| 1897 | 8 | #828 | 24 | #635 |
| 1896 | 9 | #802 | 26 | #615 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,035 | 20 | #712 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,025 | 15 | #804 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #995 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,027 | 12 | #880 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,276 |
| 1890 | 7 | #849 | 9 | #980 |
| 1889 | 7 | #851 | 8 | #992 |
| 1888 | 7 | #876 | 5 | #1,383 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,041 |
| 1885 | 6 | #885 | 7 | #879 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laverne reached #274 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #165 in 1928. 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 Laverne
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.