Luvina
A feminine name possibly derived from the Latin word "lux" meaning light or bright.
Name Census estimates that about 75 living Americans carry the first name Luvina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Luvina today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luvina births was 1923 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luvina. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Luvina. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
75
~ 1 in 4,570,058 Americans
Peak year
1923
18 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
2021 SSA rank
#12,972
Tracked since 1887
Census
Luvina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 192 people with the first name Luvina, which placed it at #39,369 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,369
National first-name rank
People counted
192
192 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
33.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luvina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luvina is Hispanic at 33.9%. The next largest groups are Black (28.6%) and White (24.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Luvina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Luvina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino33.9% · 65
- Black or African American28.6% · 55
- White24.0% · 46
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.4% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 3
- Two or more races1.6% · 3
Popularity
Luvina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luvina from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 115 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luvina 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 Luvina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luvinas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Luvina
The name Luvina is of Latin origin, derived from the word "luv" which means "light" or "bright." It first emerged in the early medieval period, around the 5th or 6th century AD, when Latin was still widely spoken in parts of Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Luvina can be found in a Latin manuscript from the 7th century, where it is mentioned as the name of a nun who lived in a convent in what is now southern France. This suggests that the name may have been associated with religious communities at that time.
In the 9th century, a noblewoman named Luvina was recorded as living in the court of Charlemagne, the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Her name appears in several historical documents from the Carolingian period, indicating that the name was used among the nobility of that era.
During the Renaissance, the name Luvina gained some popularity in Italy, where it was sometimes spelled as "Luvinia" or "Luvinia." One notable figure who bore this name was Luvinia Sanvitale (1552-1619), an Italian artist and poet who was renowned for her artistic talents and her literary works.
In the 17th century, a Spanish noblewoman named Luvina de Mendoza (1602-1672) became known for her philanthropic works and her support of education for women. She founded several schools and convents in Spain and is remembered as a pioneer in promoting women's education during that time.
Another notable figure with the name Luvina was Luvina Wyatt (1780-1846), an English writer and poet who was part of the Romantic literary movement. Her poetry collections, including "Poems on Various Subjects" (1810) and "Miscellaneous Poems" (1822), were well-received in her time and contributed to the literary culture of the early 19th century.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Luvina, reflecting its presence across different cultures and time periods. While the name may have fallen out of widespread use in modern times, its origins and historical significance remain an intriguing part of its legacy.
People
Luvina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luvina 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
Luvina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luvina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 75 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luvina 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 4,570,058 US residents.
Is Luvina a common name?
We classify Luvina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 449 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luvina most popular?
The single biggest year for Luvina was 1923, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luvina is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luvina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 192 people with the name Luvina, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,369 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Luvina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Luvina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luvina appears almost entirely female. Of the 192 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Luvina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luvina is Hispanic at 33.9%. The next largest groups are Black (28.6%) and White (24.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Luvina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Luvina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 33.9% (65 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Luvina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luvina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luvina 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 Luvina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luvina 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 Luvina 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.
How many people share the name Luvina?
Find out how many people share the name Luvina on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.