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Lavin

#11,445 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Descendant of Flaithimín

Lavin has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 1956. In 2025 it ranked #11,445 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 15 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 80% boys, 20% girls all-time.

Babies named Lavin, 2025

1 in 553,000

Lavin over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Lavin over time

In 2025, Lavin went to 63% girls and 37% boys.

19562025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Lavin: meaning, origin, and history

Descendant of Flaithimín

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Lavin means

Lavin means “descendant of Flaithimín”, associated with Flaithimhín.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Various origins: * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Láimhín, variant of Ó Flaithimhín (“descendant of Flaithimín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of flaith (“ruler”). * English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name Lavina, from Latin Lavinia. * Borrowed from Spanish Lavín, a habitational surname from a place near Santander. * Respelling of Lavigne.

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Origin, language, and formation

Lavin is used in English.

Lavin comes through Irish Ó Láimhín, Latin Lavinia and Spanish Lavín.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ó Láimhín and Ó Flaithimhín.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 147 boys were recorded with the name Lavin between 1956 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2022; its best national rank was #4,233 in 1956.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #10,165 in 2020 to #11,445 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #10,183 in 2015 to #11,445 in 2025.

In the United States, 36 girls were recorded with the name Lavin between 2017 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 2025; its best national rank was #9,814 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #14,382 in 2020 to #9,814 in 2025.

How common is Lavin?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 553,000
6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 285,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#11,445
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
382,984 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Lavin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Lavin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Lavins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Lavin was born before 2016 — so the typical Lavin is around 9 today.

Median birth year
2016
About 9 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
55.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
96.6%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
147
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 55.1% of all recorded uses (81).

Is Lavin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
—
Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,280
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,262
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.86×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
40.0%
Peak was 2022 (15)
Years since peak
3
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
29.1% average annual change
Best rank ever
#4,233
1956

Spellings of Lavin

Lavin is not the most common spelling — David is, with 55.7% against Lavin's <0.01%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Lavin around the world

Where Lavin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2014–2023
    #4,992
    in 2023
  • Canada
    2024–2024
    #2,550
    in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Lavin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#11,445
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,280
Best rank ever
#4,233
1956
Peak year
2022
15 that year
First recorded
1956
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
147
Count in 2025
6

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#9,814
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 4,568
Best rank ever
#9,814
2025
Peak year
2025
10 that year
First recorded
2017
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
36
Count in 2025
10

Names similar to Lavin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Lavin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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