Lavern

Unisex

Lavern has been given to 17,081 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1924.

Meaning & origin

Variant of Laverne.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

17,081

Peak year

1924 (435 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +24%

Gender split

40% girls / 60% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lavern.

17,045 babies since 1890

17,156 babies since 1881

16,936 babies since 1880

17,539 babies since 1880

16,583 babies since 1889

17,624 babies since 1883

17,626 babies since 1883

18,042 babies since 1880

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