first name
LAVERNE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 19,866 people named Laverne, 53.1% reported their origin as White, 40% as Black and 2% as two or more races. 82.9% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Laverne peaked in 1924, when 1,785 babies got the name.
At least 56,124 babies have been given the name since 1885. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Laverne by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #257. The largest share of babies named Laverne, 37.4%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Laverne is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Laverne has been most common in North Dakota (4.2×), Wisconsin (4.1×), and South Dakota (2.8×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.04×).
49,788 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Laverne
Spelled almost the same
3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Laverne, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Laverne ranks #57,668 of 156,621, with 381 people. See Laverne as a last name
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