Lavina
Lavina is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Lavinia, a name of Etruscan origin and a figure from Roman mythology. Lavina is a popular name for women and girls among the Amish.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lavina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lavina is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Lavinia, a name of Etruscan origin and a figure from Roman mythology. Lavina is a popular name for women and girls among the Amish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lavina
Lavina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 157 births, good for #574 nationwide. As of 2026, Lavina ranks #3,776 for baby girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lavina
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About the name Lavina
Lavina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Lavina's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #348. Use the chart and map above to compare Lavina'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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