Laveah
An invented name possibly derived from the Hebrew feminine name "Lilith".
Name Census estimates that about 480 living Americans carry the first name Laveah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Laveah today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laveah births was 2022 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laveah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Laveah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
480
~ 1 in 714,072 Americans
Peak year
2022
41 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,359
Tracked since 2007
Popularity
Laveah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laveah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 287 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Laveah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laveah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Laveah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Laveahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Illinois, Ohio recorded the most babies named Laveah, while Texas, Ohio, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Laveah
The name Laveah is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the southern region of Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around the 3rd millennium BC. It is derived from the Sumerian words "la" meaning "to carry" and "veah" meaning "life," suggesting the name may have been associated with fertility or birth.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Laveah can be found in a cuneiform inscription from the ancient city of Ur, dated to approximately 2500 BC. The inscription mentions a high priestess named Laveah who served in the temple of the moon goddess Nanna.
During the later Babylonian period, around 1800 BC, the name Laveah is mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature. In the epic, a character named Laveah is depicted as a wise woman who aids the hero Gilgamesh on his journey.
In ancient Greek mythology, there is a figure known as Lavea, who was a minor goddess associated with fertility and childbirth. Some scholars believe this name may have been influenced by or derived from the earlier Sumerian name Laveah.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Laveah. One of the earliest recorded was Laveah of Carthage, a Phoenician philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC and is credited with developing the concept of the "Golden Mean" in ethical philosophy.
During the Middle Ages, Laveah of Cordoba (998-1064) was a renowned Islamic poet and scholar from the Iberian Peninsula, known for her contributions to the development of the Andalusian poetic tradition.
In the 16th century, Laveah Spinoza (1542-1616) was a Dutch-Sephardic philosopher and one of the earliest advocates of the Enlightenment movement in Europe.
In the 19th century, Laveah Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British social reformer and pioneer of modern nursing, known for her work during the Crimean War and for establishing the first secular nursing school in the world.
Lastly, Laveah Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering work on radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice.
People
Laveah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Laveah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Laveah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laveah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 480 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laveah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 714,072 US residents.
Is Laveah a common name?
We classify Laveah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 484 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laveah most popular?
The single biggest year for Laveah was 2022, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laveah is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Laveah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laveah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Laveah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Laveah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laveah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Laveah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Laveah?
You can see how many Americans are named Laveah on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.