Lavender is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Lavender is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,095 for girl births in the United States (and #2,080 across all names), given to 220 babies. Lavender was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 2024 (261 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 220 | 220 | #1,095 |
| 2024 | 261 | 261 | #993 |
| 2023 | 204 | 204 | #1,176 |
| 2022 | 190 | 190 | #1,263 |
| 2021 | 157 | 157 | #1,394 |
| 2020 | 153 | 153 | #1,430 |
| 2019 | 115 | 115 | #1,780 |
| 2018 | 101 | 101 | #1,959 |
| 2017 | 86 | 86 | #2,211 |
| 2016 | 85 | 85 | #2,259 |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | #2,868 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | #3,351 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2012 | 53 | 53 | #3,152 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #4,197 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #5,716 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #4,152 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #5,085 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,754 |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | #4,049 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | #4,323 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #5,013 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,943 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | #4,138 |
| 2001 | 32 | 32 | #3,992 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,244 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #4,251 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | #4,728 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #5,323 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,795 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,715 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,331 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,866 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,342 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,952 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,355 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,897 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,292 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,363 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,196 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,317 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,746 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,457 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,091 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,520 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,779 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,098 |