Is Lavar a boy or girl name?

Lavar is a boy’s name. Of the 2,086 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Lavar

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Lavar was most popular in 1977, when 279 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,083 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,086 people named Lavar.

Lavar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lavar’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lavar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lavar is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 2,086 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lavar

Where Lavar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org