Lavinia
Lavinia was the 2290th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1921 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 505 places. More babies were named Lavinia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,290 girls, up 475 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,660babies recorded
Lavinia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,290 | 80 |
| 2020 | #2,765 | 60 |
| 2010 | #4,261 | 35 |
| 2000 | #6,364 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,790 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,781 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,286 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,939 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,486 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,232 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,109 | 45 |
| 1920 | #758 | 92 |
| 1910 | #823 | 28 |
| 1900 | #527 | 41 |
| 1890 | #503 | 27 |
| 1880 | #360 | 21 |
How popular is Lavinia, counting every spelling?
Lavinia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lavinia?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lavinia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lavinia 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 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lavinia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lavinia?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Lavinia are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 10 and 61. That makes Lavinia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lavinia by state
How common Lavinia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (6.5×). In 42 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 Lavinia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lavinia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lavinia
How popular is the name Lavinia?
Lavinia was the 2290th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1921 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 505 places. More babies were named Lavinia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lavinia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lavinia in the US.
Where is Lavinia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lavinia was most common in Massachusetts (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Virginia.