Lavender
Lavender was the 1095th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 220 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 993rd with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,773 places. More babies were named Lavender in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,095 girls, up 335 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 220girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,323babies recorded
Lavender popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,095 | 220 |
| 2020 | #1,430 | 153 |
| 2010 | #5,716 | 24 |
| 2000 | #5,244 | 22 |
| 1990 | #10,866 | 7 |
| 1980 | #9,746 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lavender, counting every spelling?
Lavender has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,045 for girls in 2025, against #1,095 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lavender?
220 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lavender (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lavender 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lavender.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lavender?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Lavender are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Lavender a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Lavender by state
How common Lavender was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.1×), South Carolina (2.1×), Michigan (1.7×), Missouri (1.7×), Georgia (1.6×). In 21 states fewer than five girls 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 Lavender: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lavender, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lavender
How popular is the name Lavender?
Lavender was the 1095th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 220 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 993rd with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,773 places. More babies were named Lavender in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lavender a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lavender in the US.
Where is Lavender most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lavender was most common in New Mexico (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oregon and South Carolina.