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Lavina

As a girl's name, Lavina traces back to Latin, where it is understood to mean "Latin, possibly woman of Rome (Aeneid character)". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1920.

EtymologyVariant of Lavinia
LatinLatin, possibly "woman of Rome" (Aeneid character)
Births by decade
1900s
424
1910s
1,007
1920s
1,178
1930s
804
1940s
484
1950s
422
1960s
309
1970s
328
1980s
229
1990s
195
2000s
232
2010s
263
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,875 total U.S. births since 1900