The first name Lavender
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A female given name from English.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 17 girls were named Lavender, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 21 births (#1,491).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lavender with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lavender at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 220 girls born in the United States were named Lavender, the 1,095th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 261 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Lavender?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Lavender, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 2024, with 21 births.
- Is Lavender a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,323 US babies named Lavender since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lavender most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 261 babies were named Lavender, its highest rank at 993rd.
- Is Lavender also a surname?
- Yes. Lavender is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.