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Lavender

Girl

Meaning of Lavender: English: 'plant name'

Lavender is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1062nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1062

220 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,323

First recorded 1962 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 32 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 31 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 48 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 85 babies2017: 86 babies2018: 101 babies2019: 115 babies2020: 153 babies20202021: 157 babies2022: 190 babies2023: 204 babies2024: 261 babies2025: 220 babies
US babies named Lavender per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 261.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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