Lavender
Lavender is ranked 998th among girls in 2024 (258 births). Its best rank was 998th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #998outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2580.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024258 births
- Best rank
- #998in 2024
- Since 1962
- 2,098people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,098 girls have been named Lavender in the United States since 1962, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 258 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 46%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Lavender was the 998th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Lavender
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Alessiapeak 2024
- Noapeak 2024
- Elanipeak 2024
- Alarapeak 2024
- Alanipeak 2022
- Maevepeak 2024
- Sylviepeak 2024
- Duapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.