Laverne
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,312
Given to girls 76.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 1,293 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,878since 1885
Laverne over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | — | #8,312 | 9 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,517 | 13 | |
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,067 | 9 | |
| 2019 | — | #9,756 | 7 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #10,744 | 6 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | #12,274 | 5 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #8,803 | 8 | |
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #12,055 | 5 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | — | #7,643 | 8 | |
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,839 | 9 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #4,670 | 19 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #2,563 | 36 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | #1,893 | 52 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #1,252 | 89 | #2,054 | 23 |
| 1975 | #1,350 | 79 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #1,260 | 86 | #1,618 | 30 |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | #1,782 | 25 |
| 1972 | #1,030 | 113 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #870 | 154 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #840 | 161 | #1,314 | 40 |
| 1969 | #807 | 163 | #1,152 | 46 |
| 1968 | #656 | 219 | #1,131 | 44 |
| 1967 | #653 | 216 | #1,132 | 43 |
| 1966 | #567 | 282 | #1,027 | 50 |
| 1965 | #558 | 291 | #1,043 | 50 |
| 1964 | #535 | 338 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #480 | 403 | #921 | 66 |
| 1962 | #478 | 410 | #973 | 61 |
| 1961 | #460 | 451 | #912 | 70 |
| 1960 | #437 | 498 | #852 | 79 |
| 1959 | #406 | 538 | #906 | 71 |
| 1958 | #404 | 526 | #978 | 60 |
| 1957 | #370 | 601 | #818 | 85 |
| 1956 | #358 | 594 | #809 | 85 |
| 1955 | #333 | 653 | #727 | 101 |
| 1954 | #380 | 511 | #699 | 107 |
| 1953 | #367 | 536 | #680 | 111 |
| 1952 | #340 | 588 | #673 | 106 |
| 1951 | #316 | 622 | #635 | 123 |
| 1950 | #316 | 603 | #626 | 120 |
| 1949 | #317 | 605 | #645 | 112 |
| 1948 | #297 | 661 | #548 | 148 |
| 1947 | #316 | 603 | #504 | 177 |
| 1946 | #295 | 609 | #495 | 170 |
| 1945 | #284 | 598 | #471 | 159 |
| 1944 | #295 | 517 | #441 | 192 |
| 1943 | #300 | 536 | #427 | 212 |
| 1942 | #281 | 588 | #414 | 220 |
| 1941 | #269 | 565 | #373 | 241 |
| 1940 | #259 | 579 | #375 | 231 |
| 1939 | #253 | 615 | #404 | 199 |
| 1938 | #252 | 639 | #329 | 285 |
| 1937 | #234 | 692 | #304 | 305 |
| 1936 | #230 | 711 | #326 | 276 |
| 1935 | #217 | 785 | #314 | 300 |
| 1934 | #217 | 820 | #302 | 323 |
| 1933 | #202 | 862 | #310 | 299 |
| 1932 | #199 | 927 | #284 | 366 |
| 1931 | #176 | 1,042 | #278 | 395 |
| 1930 | #178 | 1,096 | #283 | 402 |
| 1929 | #170 | 1,194 | #291 | 368 |
| 1928 | #165 | 1,293 | #275 | 428 |
| 1927 | #166 | 1,333 | #274 | 421 |
| 1926 | #169 | 1,327 | #286 | 399 |
| 1925 | #170 | 1,335 | #285 | 401 |
| 1924 | #169 | 1,383 | #286 | 402 |
| 1923 | #172 | 1,306 | #278 | 414 |
| 1922 | #181 | 1,214 | #277 | 414 |
| 1921 | #185 | 1,163 | #276 | 405 |
| 1920 | #188 | 1,094 | #289 | 375 |
| 1919 | #198 | 944 | #294 | 337 |
| 1918 | #199 | 965 | #299 | 343 |
| 1917 | #222 | 762 | #328 | 275 |
| 1916 | #245 | 642 | #344 | 243 |
| 1915 | #249 | 564 | #351 | 231 |
| 1914 | #266 | 379 | #371 | 162 |
| 1913 | #277 | 288 | #390 | 119 |
| 1912 | #299 | 225 | #439 | 79 |
| 1911 | #339 | 136 | #432 | 45 |
| 1910 | #340 | 134 | #556 | 26 |
| 1909 | #364 | 100 | #519 | 25 |
| 1908 | #375 | 91 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #468 | 58 | #464 | 25 |
| 1906 | #402 | 73 | #590 | 16 |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | #452 | 24 |
| 1904 | #480 | 47 | #612 | 14 |
| 1903 | #496 | 41 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #459 | 42 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #543 | 39 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #606 | 26 | — | |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | #610 | 26 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Laverne! It came in at #842, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Laverne is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#110 · 1 in 484
- Hawaii#114 · 1 in 367
- Virginia#151 · 1 in 841
- Arkansas#196 · 1 in 1,107
- Georgia#232 · 1 in 1,468
Best ever in a state: #41 in Wisconsin, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #110 | 27 | 1 in 484 |
| Hawaii | #114 | 16 | 1 in 367 |
| Virginia | #151 | 46 | 1 in 841 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 18 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Georgia | #232 | 30 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Maryland | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,737 |
| New Jersey | #248 | 22 | 1 in 2,210 |
| South Carolina | #262 | 17 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Louisiana | #263 | 23 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Arizona | #267 | 8 | 1 in 1,305 |
| Missouri | #269 | 17 | 1 in 2,431 |
| Illinois | #274 | 38 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Florida | #288 | 16 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Kentucky | #291 | 13 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Pennsylvania | #296 | 38 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Mississippi | #307 | 13 | 1 in 2,168 |
| New Mexico | #322 | 5 | 1 in 2,000 |
| North Carolina | #351 | 16 | 1 in 3,192 |
| Texas | #356 | 39 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Ohio | #370 | 21 | 1 in 4,523 |
| Tennessee | #386 | 9 | 1 in 4,115 |
| New York | #388 | 37 | 1 in 4,174 |
| West Virginia | #397 | 5 | 1 in 4,442 |
| California | #414 | 31 | 1 in 4,237 |
| Oklahoma | #430 | 5 | 1 in 4,296 |
| Wisconsin | #443 | 5 | 1 in 8,015 |
| Alabama | #449 | 7 | 1 in 5,261 |
| Michigan | #473 | 12 | 1 in 6,734 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Laverne
- Biggest jump: 352 spots in 1892 (#1,213 → #861)
- Biggest drop: 273 spots in 1891 (#940 → #1,213)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1928 at #165 (1,293 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1892–1971
- Highest: 1 in 892 girls born in 1928 were named Laverne (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 29.5% of all girls named Laverne (12,642) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2024, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #842 (1885) | #1,015 |
| 1890s | 174 | #606 (1899) | #793 |
| 1900s | 581 | #364 (1909) | #458 |
| 1910s | 5,039 | #198 (1919) | #263 |
| 1920s | 12,642 | #165 (1928) | #174 |
| 1930s | 8,189 | #176 (1931) | #216 |
| 1940s | 5,861 | #259 (1940) | #291 |
| 1950s | 5,772 | #316 (1951) | #359 |
| 1960s | 3,271 | #437 (1960) | #563 |
| 1970s | 958 | #840 (1970) | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 252 | #2,220 (1982) | #3,754 |
| 1990s | 99 | #5,060 (1990) | #8,796 |
| 2000s | 5 | #15,784 (2003) | #15,784 |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 9 | #10,107 (2025) | #10,107 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Laverne in 1952
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 3,154 of them was named Laverne, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 18,336 of them was named Laverne, which outranked 84.2% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).