Given name
Laveta
“one who is innocent; cleansed”
Laveta is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laveta is a variant of Laveda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is innocent; cleansed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laveta 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 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laveta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,552
- 0 boys · 1,552 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 43 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 5 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 686 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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