Lavar is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1977 and has since faded.
Lavar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,268 for boy births in the United States (and #21,143 across all names), given to 7 babies. Lavar first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1977 (279 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,268 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,524 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,563 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,847 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,393 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,936 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,905 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,684 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,347 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,615 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,292 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,961 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,923 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,921 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,227 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,696 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,485 |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,194 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,780 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,052 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,710 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,797 |
| 2001 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,032 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,898 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,910 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | — | #2,982 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | #3,312 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,492 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | — | #3,979 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | — | #3,540 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | — | #3,945 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,410 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | — | #2,884 |
| 1990 | 32 | — | — | #2,243 |
| 1989 | 42 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | — | #1,806 |
| 1987 | 63 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1986 | 41 | — | — | #1,609 |
| 1985 | 51 | — | — | #1,366 |
| 1984 | 49 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1983 | 40 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1982 | 61 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1981 | 78 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1980 | 116 | — | #11,315 | #840 |
| 1979 | 147 | — | — | #710 |
| 1978 | 180 | — | #9,175 | #632 |
| 1977 | 279 | — | — | #486 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,107 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,281 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,223 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,115 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,250 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,995 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,750 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,630 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,153 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,458 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,055 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,536 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,128 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,555 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,523 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,982 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,691 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,664 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #2,916 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | — | #3,367 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,959 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,409 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,709 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,134 |