Holding steady.
Popularity of Laverle since 1915
Babies named Laverle per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | 0 |
| 1920s | 88 | 0 |
| 1930s | 54 | 13 |
| 1940s | 10 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Laverle is a rare American given name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915, during a period of creative naming in the early 20th century. Its peak year came in 1929, a time when names ending in -le (like Laverne and Marle) were fashionable. Despite this brief popularity, Laverle never entered the top 1000 rankings, and its trajectory has remained stable at very low usage ever since. The name has no strong ties to any state or region, as reflected by its empty topStates list. Today, Laverle is all but forgotten, a vestige of a bygone naming trend that valued feminine-sounding but invented coinages.
Laverle is a 20th-century American invention, likely a phonetic variant of Laverne (from the French place name La Verne) or a feminine elaboration of the surname Laver. It saw peak use in the 1920s, but its precise derivation is unclear, as it does not correspond to a known word or traditional name.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Laver, Lav, Verle
Sibling names for Laverle
Names that share Laverle's style, for a brother or sister.
