Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Laverna is a variant of Laverne. An origin associated with Laverne is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laverna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,733
- 0 boys · 3,733 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 127 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 7 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 127 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,207 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laverna’s family of names
Laverna has a related form in Laverne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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