Given name
Lavinia
Lavinia is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
In mythological stories, Lavinia is associated with the daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.
Lavinia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,660
- 0 boys · 5,660 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 93 babies
- 2025
- 80
- #2,290 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 80 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,290 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 93 in 1921. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,248 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.
Lavinia’s family of names
In English usage, Lavinia has a diminutive in Vinnie. Lavinia has a related form in Lavina. In English usage, Lavinia has a diminutive in Vinny.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lavinia
- Lavinia FontanaItalian painter (1552–1614)
- Lavinia MiloșoviciRomanian artistic gymnast and model (born 1976)
- Lavinia AgacheRomanian gymnastborn 1968
- Lavinia WilsonGerman actressborn 1980
- Lavínia VlasakBrazilian actress and modelborn 1976
- Lavinia Bazhbeuk-MelikyanSoviet- Armenian painter (1922–2005)
- Vinnie ReamAmerican sculptor (1847–1914)
- Lavinia GianoniItalian gymnast (1911–2005)
- Lavinia ȘandruRomanian politician, actress and TV hostborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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