Given name & surname
Lavander
“resembling the purple flowering plant”
Lavander is a variant of Lavender. One English interpretation is “resembling the purple flowering plant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lavander is a variant of Lavender. One English interpretation is “resembling the purple flowering plant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lavander is a variant of Lavender. An origin associated with Lavender is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavander through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 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 10 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 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.
Lavander’s family of names
Lavander has a related form in Lavender.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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