The first name Lavanya
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “beauty”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Lavanya means “beauty” in Sanskrit.
From Sanskrit लावण्य (lāvaṇya, “beauty”).
More names that mean beauty.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Lavanya, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 11 births (#2,085).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lavanya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lavanya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Lavanya, the 9,816th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 18 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Lavanya mean?
- Lavanya means “beauty” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Lavanya?
- From Sanskrit लावण्य (lāvaṇya, “beauty”).
- How popular is the name Lavanya?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Lavanya, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2007, with 11 births.
- Is Lavanya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 261 US babies named Lavanya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lavanya most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Lavanya, its highest rank at 7,277th.