Is Lavell a boy or girl name?

Lavell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,285 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.0% were girls and 90.0% were boys. It changed hands in 1933, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Lavell

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Lavell was most popular in 1985, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,043 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,285 people named Lavell.

Lavell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lavell’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lavell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lavell is mostly a boy’s name — 10.0% of the 3,285 Americans given it were girls and 90.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1933 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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 Lavell

Where Lavell 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