The first name Laverna
A girl’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin, probably a latinized version of the earlier and much more popular Laverne.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Laverna at birth, 1880–2025
In 1985, 7 girls born in the United States were named Laverna, the 8,841st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 127 were.
3,733
babies named Laverna since 1880
#8,841
rank in 1985
1920
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.
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Laverna?
- Laverna comes from Latin.
- Is Laverna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,733 US babies named Laverna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Laverna most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 127 babies were named Laverna, its highest rank at 641st.