Laverne
Laverne or La Verne is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Laverne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laverne or La Verne is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Laverne
As a girl name
American parents first put Laverne on the record books as a girl name in 1885, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 1,383 Lavernes were born — ranking #169 that year. About 29% of every Laverne on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Laverne last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 43K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Laverne as a boy name dates back to 1885, when 6 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 428 newborns named Laverne — #275 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Laverne on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Laverne last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Laverne
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Laverne. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Laverne
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About the name Laverne
Laverne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 43K births in the dataset. Laverne's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #169. Use the chart and map above to compare Laverne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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