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Girl name

Lavona

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Lavona has been given to about 1,796 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1934, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 820
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lavona per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1934 · 52
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,796

How popular is Lavona?

Its best year was 1934, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 961st. The typical living American called Lavona is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Lavona

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ladonna0.85
  2. Lavina0.82
  3. Ramona0.75
  4. Latonya0.73
  5. Madonna0.73
  6. Lavon0.72
  7. Leona0.70
  8. Lana0.70

Middle names for Lavona

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lavona Rose0.85
  2. Lavona June0.84
  3. Lavona Pearl0.84
  4. Lavona Quinn0.84
  5. Lavona Nell0.84
  6. Lavona Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lavona

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.82
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.79
  3. Mavissister · 0.79
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.76
  5. Otisbrother · 0.76
  6. Hughbrother · 0.76

Where Lavona is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lavona White0.80
    2. Lavona Reyes0.80
    3. Lavona Nguyen0.80
    4. Lavona Moore0.80
    5. Lavona Hill0.80
    6. Lavona Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lavona

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.