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First Name
56k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
399
in the U.S.
in 2010

Laverne

Origin: American
Meaning: The Alder Tree
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Gender: Neutral
904^th All Time
52,037^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1885	13	7	6
1886	6	6	0
1888	12	5	7
1889	15	8	7
1890	16	9	7
1891	6	6	0
1892	18	12	6
1893	10	10	0
1894	21	15	6
1895	26	20	6
1896	35	26	9
1897	32	24	8
1898	36	26	10
1899	26	26	0
1900	50	39	11
1901	50	42	8
1902	49	37	12
1903	51	41	10
1904	61	47	14
1905	77	53	24
1906	89	73	16
1907	83	58	25
1908	114	91	23
1909	125	100	25
1910	160	134	26
1911	181	136	45
1912	304	225	79
1913	407	288	119
1914	541	379	162
1915	795	564	231
1916	885	642	243
1917	1,037	762	275
1918	1,308	965	343
1919	1,281	944	337
1920	1,469	1,094	375
1921	1,568	1,163	405
1922	1,628	1,214	414
1923	1,721	1,307	414
1924	1,785	1,383	402
1925	1,736	1,335	401
1926	1,725	1,326	399
1927	1,753	1,332	421
1928	1,722	1,294	428
1929	1,564	1,195	369
1930	1,497	1,096	401
1931	1,436	1,041	395
1932	1,293	927	366
1933	1,160	861	299
1934	1,143	820	323
1935	1,085	785	300
1936	987	711	276
1937	997	692	305
1938	922	637	285
1939	816	617	199
1940	810	579	231
1941	806	565	241
1942	807	587	220
1943	749	537	212
1944	709	517	192
1945	757	598	159
1946	778	608	170
1947	780	603	177
1948	809	661	148
1949	716	604	112
1950	728	607	121
1951	741	619	122
1952	695	589	106
1953	645	534	111
1954	618	511	107
1955	756	655	101
1956	678	593	85
1957	684	599	85
1958	586	526	60
1959	607	537	70
1960	578	498	80
1961	521	452	69
1962	470	409	61
1963	471	405	66
1964	388	336	52
1965	341	291	50
1966	332	282	50
1967	259	216	43
1968	263	219	44
1969	210	164	46
1970	202	162	40
1971	178	153	25
1972	142	113	29
1973	126	101	25
1974	116	86	30
1975	97	79	18
1976	112	89	23
1977	101	81	20
1978	70	52	18
1979	58	42	16
1980	53	31	22
1981	49	36	13
1982	55	45	10
1983	36	27	9
1984	35	26	9
1985	35	21	14
1986	23	15	8
1987	23	13	10
1988	27	19	8
1989	27	19	8
1990	28	18	10
1991	21	16	5
1992	23	15	8
1993	18	13	5
1994	23	13	10
1995	13	6	7
1996	12	5	7
1997	13	5	8
1998	8	8	0
1999	10	0	10
2000	8	0	8
2001	5	0	5
2002	8	0	8
2003	10	5	5
2004	7	0	7
2005	8	0	8
2006	5	0	5
2008	5	0	5
2009	5	0	5
2010	8	0	8
2012	5	0	5
2013	5	0	5
2014	9	0	9
2015	10	0	10

Fun Facts about the name Laverne

How many people with the first name Laverne have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 56,051 babies born with the first name Laverne in the United States. That's more than enough people named Laverne to occupy the territory of American Samoa (USA) with an estimated population of 55,519 (as of April 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Laverne? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1885 when it was given as a first name to 13 new born babies.
When was Laverne first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Laverne is Monday, February 27th, 1871.
What year had the most people named Laverne born? The highest recorded use of the first name Laverne was in 1924 with a total of 1,383 babies. That's a lot of babies named Laverne!
Random Laverne Factoid: According to the 1927 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Laverne ranks 75^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 21 babies in South Dakota have the same name as you in 1927.
Weird things about the name Laverne: Your name in reverse order is Enreval. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Elanevr. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Laverne? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 399 people with the last name Laverne.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Laverne? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Laverne as their last name since less than 1 person in 714k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Popularity of Laverne as a first name

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Popularity of Laverne as a last name

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Common last names for Laverne

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Common first names for Laverne

Robert

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Laverne	U.S.
█	White	74.94%	64.26%
█	African American	13.78%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.50%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.00%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	8.27%	16.26%

Of Last Name Laverne

People with the last name Laverne are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Laverne" mean? The list below shows the origins of Laverne as well as things modernly associated with the name Laverne such as celebrities named Laverne.

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Origin and Meaning of Laverne

The name "Laverne" is of American origin, and it means "The Alder Tree". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

19th-century invention, possibly from the Californian town La Verne, named in the belief that it means "the green" in French. Laverne is a genuine French surname, from Gaulish la verne "the alder (tree place)" but - as in the case of Leroy - there is no apparent reason to turn it into an American given name.

(chiefly US) A female given name.

Notable Persons With the Name Laverne

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox is an actor, reality television, television producer, activism, actress, reality television star, and activist. Laverne was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Chip Fields

Chip Fields is a singer, actress, television director, consultant, dialogue coach, singing, and actor. Her ongoing career started in 1973. Chip was given the name Laverne Fields on August 5th, 1951 in New York City, New York, U.S. Chip is also known as Chip Hurd and Chip Fields–Hurd.

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L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell is an actress and actor. She was most prominent from 1978 to 1978. L. was given the name Laverne Scott on April 17th, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. L. is also known as Scotty Caldwell.

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LaVerne Clark

LaVerne Clark is an important human. LaVerne was born on December 2nd, 1973 in Davenport, Iowa.

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LaVerne Jones-Ferrette

LaVerne Jones-Ferrette is a famous human. LaVerne was born on September 15th, 1981 in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands. LaVerne is also known as Jones and LaVerne Janet.

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Laverne Harding

Laverne Harding was a famous person. Laverne was born on October 10th, 1905 in Louisiana. Laverne is also known as LaVerne Harding and Verne Harding. She breathed her last breath on September 25th, 1984.

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Laverne Parrish

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Laverne Fator

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Laverne

Lauren Laverne

Lauren Laverne is a disc jockey, television presenter, singer, author, and comedian. She has had major accomplishments since 1994. Lauren was given the name Lauren Cecilia Gofton on April 28th, 1978 in Sunderland, England.

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Andy Laverne

Andy Laverne is a famed individual. Andy was born on December 4th, 1947.

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Thomas Laverne

Thomas Laverne was a leading somebody. Thomas was born on March 7th, 1917 in New York. He left this life on August 8th, 1994.

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Henry Laverne

Henry Laverne was a stage actor, film actor, comedian, humorist, and occasional singer. Henry was given the name Henri Allum in 1888 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. He breathed his last breath in 1953.

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