Lavra
A lavra or laura is a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. Lavra monasteries operate within the Orthodox and other Eastern Christian traditions; the name is also used by some Catholic communities. The term in Greek initially meant a narrow lane or an alley in a city.
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Lavra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A lavra or laura is a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. Lavra monasteries operate within the Orthodox and other Eastern Christian traditions; the name is also used by some Catholic communities. The term in Greek initially meant a narrow lane or an alley in a city.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
The Story of Lavra
American parents first put Lavra on the record books as a baby girl name in 1956, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 13 Lavras were born — ranking #5,210 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Lavras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1990 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 140 Lavras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lavra
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About the name Lavra
Lavra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Lavra's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #5,210. Use the chart and map above to compare Lavra'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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