Lavender Girl
How popular is Lavender?
#1,095 girl name in 2025
220 baby girls were named Lavender in the US in 2025, making it the 1095th most popular girl name.
2,309living people named Lavender (est.)
6median age of people named Lavender
2,323babies named Lavender since 1880
1 in 15,070US babies born in 2025
Lavender popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,095 for girls (▼ 105 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 220 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+261% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,846 in 2015, #1,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (261 girls) |
| Highest rank | #990 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Lavender is most popular
Babies named Lavender per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 0.5 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Lavender by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1970s | 27 | #6,188 |
| 1980s | 57 | #6,609 |
| 1990s | 96 | #4,197 |
| 2000s | 297 | #3,936 |
| 2010s | 656 | #1,773 |
| 2020s | 1,185 | #990 |
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Questions
- Is Lavender a boy or girl name?
- Lavender is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lavender were girls.
- How popular is the name Lavender?
- 220 baby girls were named Lavender in the US in 2025, making it the 1095th most popular girl name.
- When was Lavender most popular?
- Lavender peaked in 2024, when 261 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #990 in 2024.
- How many people are named Lavender?
- 2,323 babies have been named Lavender in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,309 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Lavender most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lavender was most common in New Mexico, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.