Given name & surname
Lavan
“a white-haired or whiteskinned man”·“a spirited man”
Lavan is a variant of Laban. One Hebrew interpretation is “a white-haired or whiteskinned man.” Lavan is a variant of Lavaughn. One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lavan is a variant of Laban. One Hebrew interpretation is “a white-haired or whiteskinned man.” Lavan is a variant of Lavaughn. One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lavan is a variant of Laban. An origin associated with Laban is Hebrew. Lavan is a variant of Lavaughn. An origin associated with Lavaughn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 290
- 285 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020; 1,199 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lavan’s family of names
Lavan has a related form in Lavaughn. Lavan has a related form in Laban.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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