Lavina
A variant of Lavinia, a Latin name connected with Lavinium, a town in Latium. In the Aeneid, Lavinia is the Latin princess whom Aeneas marries.
Lavina in 2025
Lavina was given to 56 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,237th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 59,203 babies born.
The history of Lavina
Lavina reached its highest point in 1920, when 157 babies were given the name, ranking 1,049th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 639th, in 1885.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,781 babies have been named Lavina. Half of them were born before 1931, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Lavina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lavina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 245 | 639 |
| 1890s | 361 | 665 |
| 1900s | 424 | 753 |
| 1910s | 1,007 | 862 |
| 1920s | 1,178 | 1,049 |
| 1930s | 804 | 1,263 |
| 1940s | 484 | 1,716 |
| 1950s | 422 | 2,310 |
| 1960s | 309 | 2,884 |
| 1970s | 329 | 2,831 |
| 1980s | 230 | 4,767 |
| 1990s | 197 | 5,437 |
| 2000s | 238 | 7,262 |
| 2010s | 322 | 6,651 |
| 2020s | 231 | 5,237 |
Where Lavina is heading
Lavina has risen 44% over the past decade, from 39 babies in 2015 to 56 in 2025.
Names like Lavina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lavina.