Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laverne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56,124
- 13,246 boys · 42,878 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,785 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 86% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,542 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,383 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,866 as a first name in 2020; 381 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.
Laverne’s family of names
In English usage, Laverne has a diminutive in VERNIE. In English usage, Laverne has a related form in Lavern. Laverne has a related form in Lavern.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Laverne
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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