Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Lavenia is a variant of Lavinia. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lavenia is a variant of Lavinia. The history of Lavinia gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Lavinia is associated with the daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lavenia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,691
- 0 boys · 1,691 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 36 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 8 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 717 as a first name in 2020; 113 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.
Lavenia’s family of names
Lavenia has a related form in Lavinia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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