Name Legacy

Lavona

Recorded 1902–2018 · United States

Lavona was most popular in 1934, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,751 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,796 people named Lavona.

Most popular in1934
Rank that year#1,751
Births that year52
Total since 18801,796
Given to100% girls

Lavona over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lavona’s peak in 1934. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lavona a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lavona is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,796 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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Where Lavona 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