Holding steady.
Popularity of Lavona since 1902
Babies named Lavona per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 60 |
| 1910s | 226 |
| 1920s | 400 |
| 1930s | 441 |
| 1940s | 224 |
| 1950s | 177 |
| 1960s | 127 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lavona is a rare and distinctive American coinage from the early 20th century. It first entered the record in 1902, but its usage has always been sparse: the name has never cracked the top 1,000 rankings in any year. Its peak came in 1933, when it saw its highest recorded count. By the 2020s, the name had become exceedingly uncommon, with fewer than five births some years. Notably, no top states have historically concentrated the name, indicating broad but thin distribution. Lavona fits a pattern of names starting with La- that were briefly fashionable during the 1920s and 1930s, but it remained rare even among that trend. Its trajectory shows a stable, low-level presence without significant revival.
Lavona likely emerged as a 20th-century American invention, using the fashionable prefix La- combined with a melodious suffix -vona. It may also have been influenced by the classical name Lavinia, though there is no direct etymological link. The name saw modest use in the United States from the early 1900s, peaking in 1933 before fading.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lav, Vona, Lavie
Sibling names for Lavona
Names that share Lavona's style, for a brother or sister.
