Given name & surname
Lavita
“a charming woman”
Lavita is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a charming woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a charming woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 714
- 0 boys · 714 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 34 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 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 615 as a first name in 2020; 144 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.
Lavita’s family of names
Lavita has a related form in Laveata. Lavita has a related form in Laveatah. Lavita has a related form in Laveeta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lavittalikely variant
- Lavytahvariant
- Lavytavariant
- Laveitahvariant
- Laveitavariant
- Lavietahvariant
- Lavietavariant
- Laveatahvariant
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