Is Lavonda a boy or girl name?

Lavonda is a girl’s name. Of the 3,586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lavonda

Recorded 1921–2008 · United States

Lavonda was most popular in 1968, when 126 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,540 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,586 people named Lavonda.

Lavonda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lavonda’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lavonda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lavonda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,586 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Lavonda

Where Lavonda 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