Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Lavender
“resembling the purple flowering plant”
Lavender is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the purple flowering plant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the purple flowering plant.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavender through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,323
- 0 boys · 2,323 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 261 babies
- 2025
- 220
- #1,095 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +91%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 220 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,095 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 91.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,122 as a first name in 2020; 7,312 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.
Lavender’s family of names
Lavender has a related form in Lavandar. Lavender has a related form in Lavander. Lavender has a related form in Lavindar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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