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    The first name Lavern

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Meaning and origin

    Variant of Laverne.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lavern at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 26 boys born in the United States were named Lavern, the 4,097th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 290 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    17,081
    babies named Lavern since 1880
    #4,097
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Lavern

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alan Bean
      American astronaut and painter (1932-2018)

    Questions

    What does the name Lavern mean?
    Variant of Laverne.
    Is Lavern a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 17,081 US babies named Lavern since 1880, 40% were girls and 60% boys.
    When was Lavern most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 290 babies were named Lavern, its highest rank at 347th.