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Lavender

Lavender is currently the #1095 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 220 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1422, now it sits at #1095. Looking at the full record since 1962, Lavender hit its all-time high of #990 in 2024, when 261 girls were given the name. State by state, Missouri leads the way at #480.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1095
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#990
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
220
girls named Lavender

Lavender popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#990 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Lavender is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025WI—Michigan: #690 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#690New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025IN—Ohio: #644 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#644Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025CT—California: #1185 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1185Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025NE—Missouri: #480 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#480Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025NC—South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025AL—Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lavender in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#508), Missouri (#480), Iowa (#565)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lavender in the most recent year of SSA data.

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