Given name & surname
Lavella
“one who is innocent; cleansed”
Lavella is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lavella is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lavella is a variant of Laveda. An origin associated with Laveda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 417
- 0 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 17 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 girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020; 211 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.
Lavella’s family of names
Lavella has a related form in Laveda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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Loa
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