Lavinia
Girl name · #2277 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 80 baby girls were named Lavinia, placing it at #2277 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2773, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,500 girls born in 2025 was named Lavinia.
The 145-year story
Lavinia first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 21 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1921, when 93 girls were named Lavinia — good for #757 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lavinia per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lavinia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lavinia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lavinia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lavinia is most common
State-level data for Lavinia is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lavinia
Statistically, parents drawn to Lavinia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Eulalia, Leonora, Rosella, Lavina, and Lula.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lavinia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2276 |
| 2024 | 89 | #2134 |
| 2023 | 78 | #2336 |
| 2022 | 89 | #2142 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2533 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2748 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2632 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 75 | #2446 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2773 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3080 |
| 2013 | 71 | #2508 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3094 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3843 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4370 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5142 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4213 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5709 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4172 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5174 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lavinia a popular girl name?
Lavinia ranked #2277 among girls in 2025 with 80 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2773.
When was the name Lavinia most popular?
Lavinia peaked in 1921, when 93 American girls received the name (ranked #757 that year). Since 1921 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lavinia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,500 newborn American girls was named Lavinia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.