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

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Peak · girls
1928 · 1,293 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,878
since 1885

Laverne over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #165, 1928peak #274, 1927girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079—
2024—#8,3129
2023—#6,51713
2022—#12,3305
2021—#10,7996
2020—#8,0679
2019—#9,7567
2018——
2017——
2016—#10,7446
2015—#7,49110
2014—#8,1309
2013—#12,1365
2012—#12,2745
2011——
2010—#8,8038
2009—#12,4915
2008—#11,0376
2007——
2006—#12,0555
2005—#7,6409
2004—#8,9277
2003#15,7845#10,8945
2002—#7,6438
2001—#10,5565
2000—#6,8399
1999—#5,65611
1998#10,1228—
1997#13,7245#6,6188
1996#13,5185#7,1367
1995#11,7836#6,9927
1994#6,67213#5,45210
1993#6,62213#8,7005
1992#6,00815#6,1288
1991#5,65916#8,2365
1990#5,06018#4,99310
1989#4,67019#5,6158
1988#4,49619#5,2008
1987#5,61313#4,23910
1986#4,96415#4,8538
1985#3,85221#3,21614
1984#3,23326#4,2159
1983#3,06527#4,1419
1982#2,22045#3,96610
1981#2,56336#3,22113
1980#2,86631#2,28422
1979#2,27342#2,77716
1978#1,89352#2,47318
1977#1,38081#2,27020
1976#1,25289#2,05423
1975#1,35079#2,36118
1974#1,26086#1,61830
1973#1,109101#1,78225
1972#1,030113#1,60329
1971#870154#1,78425
1970#840161#1,31440
1969#807163#1,15246
1968#656219#1,13144
1967#653216#1,13243
1966#567282#1,02750
1965#558291#1,04350
1964#535338#1,04452
1963#480403#92166
1962#478410#97361
1961#460451#91270
1960#437498#85279
1959#406538#90671
1958#404526#97860
1957#370601#81885
1956#358594#80985
1955#333653#727101
1954#380511#699107
1953#367536#680111
1952#340588#673106
1951#316622#635123
1950#316603#626120
1949#317605#645112
1948#297661#548148
1947#316603#504177
1946#295609#495170
1945#284598#471159
1944#295517#441192
1943#300536#427212
1942#281588#414220
1941#269565#373241
1940#259579#375231
1939#253615#404199
1938#252639#329285
1937#234692#304305
1936#230711#326276
1935#217785#314300
1934#217820#302323
1933#202862#310299
1932#199927#284366
1931#1761,042#278395
1930#1781,096#283402
1929#1701,194#291368
1928#1651,293#275428
1927#1661,333#274421
1926#1691,327#286399
1925#1701,335#285401
1924#1691,383#286402
1923#1721,306#278414
1922#1811,214#277414
1921#1851,163#276405
1920#1881,094#289375
1919#198944#294337
1918#199965#299343
1917#222762#328275
1916#245642#344243
1915#249564#351231
1914#266379#371162
1913#277288#390119
1912#299225#43979
1911#339136#43245
1910#340134#55626
1909#364100#51925
1908#37591#52223
1907#46858#46425
1906#40273#59016
1905#46453#45224
1904#48047#61214
1903#49641#73410
1902#52837#65112
1901#45942#7798
1900#54339#78511
1899#60626—
1898#63126#70110
1897#62724#7878
1896#61026#7789
1895#70320#9786
1894#78215#9546
1893#95510—
1892#86112#9566
1891#1,2136—
1890#9409#8147
1889#9508#7897
1888#1,2765#8157
1887——
1886#9936—
1885#8427#8366
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First appearance
1885

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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #467 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,279 girlsMNIllinois: #287 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,458 girlsILWisconsin: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,946 girlsWIMichigan: #379 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsMINew York: #307 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsNYMassachusetts: #442 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,566 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #402 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,823 girlsINOhio: #583 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,200 girlsOHPennsylvania: #354 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,889 girlsPANew Jersey: #237 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,915 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #455 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 4,568 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #336 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,348 girlsMOKentucky: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,736 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #157 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 910 girlsVAMaryland: #150 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 798 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedDEArizona: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsAZNew Mexico: #346 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Laverne, so not publishedKSArkansas: #229 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsARTennessee: #291 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #142 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 603 girlsDCOklahoma: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,411 girlsOKLouisiana: #247 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsLAMississippi: #228 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsMSAlabama: #336 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,589 girlsALGeorgia: #183 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsGAHawaii: #173 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 606 girlsHITexas: #403 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,197 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#142 · 1 in 603
  2. Maryland#150 · 1 in 798
  3. Virginia#157 · 1 in 910
  4. Hawaii#173 · 1 in 606
  5. Georgia#183 · 1 in 1,001

Best ever in a state: #41 in Wisconsin, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#142221 in 603
Maryland#150361 in 798
Virginia#157451 in 910
Hawaii#173101 in 606
Georgia#183461 in 1,001
Mississippi#228221 in 1,250
Arkansas#229131 in 1,439
New Jersey#237281 in 1,915
Florida#242261 in 1,524
Louisiana#247261 in 1,445
South Carolina#262171 in 1,683
Illinois#287411 in 2,458
Tennessee#291161 in 2,402
New York#307621 in 2,635
North Carolina#323211 in 2,476
Alabama#336141 in 2,589
Missouri#336131 in 3,348
Arizona#33861 in 2,004
New Mexico#34651 in 2,156
Pennsylvania#354291 in 3,889
Kentucky#37191 in 3,736
Michigan#379221 in 4,068
Indiana#402101 in 4,823
Texas#403351 in 3,197
Wisconsin#44061 in 6,946
Massachusetts#44261 in 8,566
California#455321 in 4,568
Oklahoma#46351 in 4,411
Minnesota#46751 in 7,279
Ohio#583101 in 10,200
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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
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • Biggest jump: 352 spots in 1892 (#1,213 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 273 spots in 1891 (#940 → #1,213)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1928 at #165 (1,293 births)
  • Births halved by 1938, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1892–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 892
  • Highest: 1 in 892 girls born in 1928 were named Laverne (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 29.5% of all girls named Laverne (12,642) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
  • Mostly boys until 2024, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s26#842 (1885)#1,015
1890s174#606 (1899)#793
1900s581#364 (1909)#458
1910s5,039#198 (1919)#263
1920s12,642#165 (1928)#174
1930s8,189#176 (1931)#216
1940s5,861#259 (1940)#291
1950s5,772#316 (1951)#359
1960s3,271#437 (1960)#563
1970s958#840 (1970)#1,326
1980s252#2,220 (1982)#3,754
1990s99#5,060 (1990)#8,796
2000s5#15,784 (2003)#15,784
2010s0——
2020s9#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 1955

girls
#333
653 births · 1 in 2,994 girls
boys
#727
101 births · 1 in 20,395 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #333Laverne653

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #727Laverne101
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 2,994 of them was named Laverne, which outranked 95.1% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laverne
  1. #330Janette665
  2. #331Hilda660
  3. #332Cecelia655
  4. #333Laverne653
  5. #334Marcella650
  6. #335Dixie649
  7. #336Shannon643
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 20,395 of them was named Laverne, which outranked 83.5% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laverne
  1. #723Errol102
  2. #723Robby102
  3. #723Wilfredo102
  4. #727Laverne101
  5. #728Anderson100
  6. #728Deborah100
  7. #728Gearld100
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955 →