Given name & surname
Lavelle
“one who is innocent; cleansed”
Lavelle is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lavelle is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lavelle 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 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,069
- 2,481 boys · 1,588 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,037 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,037 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 54 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,053 as a first name in 2020; 5,710 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.
Lavelle’s family of names
Lavelle has a related form in Laveda. In English usage, Lavelle as a surname has a related form in LAVELL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lavelle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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