The first name Lavinia

In 2025, 28 girls were named Lavinia, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 68 births (#622).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lavinia with other names.

In 2025, 80 girls born in the United States were named Lavinia, the 2,290th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 93 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.

Nicknames for Lavinia

• Vinnie
• Vinny

• Lavinia Wilson
  German actress, born 1980
• Lavínia Vlasak
  Brazilian actress and model, born 1976
• Lavinia Warren
  American circus performer (1841–1919)
• Lavinia Meijer
  Dutch musician, born 1983
• Ava Gardner
  American actress (1922–1990)
• Caroline Harrison
  First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892
• Vinnie Ream
  American sculptor (1847–1914)

• Olivia
• Emily
• Florence
• Anna
• Eva
• Lucy
• Eleanor
• Emilia
• Victoria
• Luna
• Julia
• Aurora
• Sara
• Clara
• Amy
• Annabelle

All 381 names of Latin origin

What does the name Lavinia mean?

Latin Lavinia, of obscure meaning. Lavinium was a town in ancient Latium.

What is the origin of the name Lavinia?

Latin Lavinia, of obscure meaning. Lavinium was a town in ancient Latium.

How popular is the name Lavinia?

In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Lavinia, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 2016, with 68 births.

What are nicknames for Lavinia?

Common nicknames for Lavinia include Vinnie, Vinny.

Is Lavinia a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,660 US babies named Lavinia since 1880 were girls.

When was Lavinia most popular?

1921 in the United States, when 93 babies were named Lavinia, its highest rank at 759th.