Lavinia
Lavinia is a feminine given name which may refer to:Lavinia Blackwall, member of the Scottish folk rock group Trembling Bells Lavinia Burnett (1785–1845), first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas Lavinia Byrne, Roman Catholic former nun Lavinia Crosse (1821–1890), English founder of the Anglican religious order Community of All Hallows Lavinia Fenton (1708–1760), English…
- Roman Mythology
- Romanian
- Italian
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Lavinia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lavinia is a feminine given name which may refer to:Lavinia Blackwall, member of the Scottish folk rock group Trembling Bells Lavinia Burnett (1785–1845), first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas Lavinia Byrne, Roman Catholic former nun Lavinia Crosse (1821–1890), English founder of the Anglican religious order Community of All Hallows Lavinia Fenton (1708–1760), English…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Roman Mythology
- Romanian
- Italian
- Portuguese
The Story of Lavinia
Lavinia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 96 Lavinias were born — ranking #2,042 that year. As of 2026, Lavinia ranks #2,042 for baby girls with 96 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Lavinias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lavinia
Lavinia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Lavinia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #352. Use the chart and map above to compare Lavinia'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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