Lavar
Lavar was the 10268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 486th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,921 places. More babies were named Lavar in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,268 boys, down 2,421 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,086babies recorded
Lavar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,268 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,847 | 10 |
| 2010 | #5,921 | 15 |
| 2000 | #2,898 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,243 | 32 |
| 1980 | #840 | 111 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,536 | 11 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lavar, counting every spelling?
Lavar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lavar?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lavar (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lavar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lavar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lavar?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Lavar are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 26 and 48. That makes Lavar mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lavar by state
How common Lavar was among boys born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (2.8×), South Carolina (2.8×), North Carolina (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×), Louisiana (1.8×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lavar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lavar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lavar
How popular is the name Lavar?
Lavar was the 10268th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 486th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,921 places. More babies were named Lavar in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Lavar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lavar in the US.
Where was Lavar most popular?
In 1975–1979, Lavar was most common in Virginia (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and District of Columbia.