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Lavinia

/ləˈvɪnjə/ · 100% girls · 80 born in 2025

Lavinia has been given to about 5,660 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ləˈvɪnjə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,192
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lavinia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 93
  • Born in 202580
  • All time5,660
  • England & Wales, 202528

How popular is Lavinia?

Its best year was 1921, when 93 babies were given the name, ranking 759th. The typical living American called Lavinia is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Lavinia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lavina0.80
  2. Latonia0.75
  3. Latricia0.72
  4. Alicia0.68
  5. Alivia0.68
  6. Patricia0.62
  7. Leticia0.64
  8. Tania0.64

Middle names for Lavinia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lavinia Rose0.85
  2. Lavinia June0.84
  3. Lavinia Pearl0.84
  4. Lavinia Quinn0.84
  5. Lavinia Nell0.84
  6. Lavinia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lavinia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ambrosebrother · 0.91
  2. Merritteither · 0.90
  3. Forestbrother · 0.90
  4. Vedasister · 0.90
  5. Winonasister · 0.89
  6. Theodorasister · 0.89

Where Lavinia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.02%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lavinia White0.80
  2. Lavinia Reyes0.80
  3. Lavinia Nguyen0.80
  4. Lavinia Moore0.80
  5. Lavinia Hill0.80
  6. Lavinia Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lavinia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lavinia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.