Lavern
Variant of Laverne, which came into use from a French surname and place name, traced back to a Gaulish word for the alder tree, vern.
Lavern in 2025
Lavern was given to 26 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,750th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 127,513 babies born.
The history of Lavern
Lavern reached its highest point in 1924, when 435 babies were given the name, ranking 595th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 17,081 babies have been named Lavern. Half of them were born before 1937, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Lavern by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lavern | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 1,778 |
| 1890s | 45 | 1,411 |
| 1900s | 157 | 1,187 |
| 1910s | 1,708 | 655 |
| 1920s | 3,949 | 595 |
| 1930s | 3,204 | 611 |
| 1940s | 2,387 | 767 |
| 1950s | 2,358 | 965 |
| 1960s | 1,486 | 1,150 |
| 1970s | 580 | 1,941 |
| 1980s | 326 | 3,887 |
| 1990s | 225 | 4,625 |
| 2000s | 243 | 7,842 |
| 2010s | 227 | 8,134 |
| 2020s | 175 | 7,254 |
Where Lavern is heading
Lavern has risen 24% over the past decade, from 21 babies in 2015 to 26 in 2025.
Names like Lavern
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lavern.