Fun Facts About the Name Lavar
- More than 2 thousand babies named Lavar: U.S. records list 2,085 babies given the name Lavar from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 girls received the name Lavar - about 1 girl for every 189 boys.
What Does the Name Lavar Mean?
Lavar is a modern American masculine given name, usually treated as a spelling variant of LaVar or LeVar. It has no securely documented meaning in an older language. The opening La- belongs to a familiar pattern in American naming, in which an initial syllable is attached to an existing name or word to create a new one. The second element, -var, is not clearly traceable to a specific root, so the name's etymology remains uncertain rather than carrying a settled literal translation.
Lavar Name History & Origins
Lavar belongs to a group of American given names built with an opening La- or Le-, alongside forms such as LaVar, LeVar, LaMar, and LaToya. These names are recorded in the United States in the 20th century, and Lavar is best understood as one spelling within that group rather than as a name inherited intact from an older European or biblical tradition. Because the name is relatively recent and its spelling varies, it does not show a long chain of forms shifting from one language to another.
The spellings LaVar and LeVar are more common than Lavar. The name is familiar to many Americans through people who bear it, such as the former NFL linebacker LaVar Arrington and the basketball figure LaVar Ball, but there is no evidence that any single bearer created the name. Similar-looking names from other languages, such as the Welsh name Llywarch, are unrelated and are not its source.
How Popular is the Name Lavar?
Lavar recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1977. Its best rank was #486 in 1977.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #11,317 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #9,175 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,515 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,557 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,847 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,391 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #5,935 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #7,902 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #5,944 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,347 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,615 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #10,289 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #4,960 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #4,923 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,920 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,227 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #3,695 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #3,485 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #3,193 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,780 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #3,051 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #2,709 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #2,797 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,032 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #2,898 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #2,910 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #2,982 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,312 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #3,491 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,979 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,540 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #3,945 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,409 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,884 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #2,243 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #1,817 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #1,806 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #1,227 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1986 | #1,609 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,366 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1984 | #1,358 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1983 | #1,523 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1982 | #1,185 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1981 | #1,031 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1980 | #840 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1979 | #710 | 147 | 0.0085% |
| 1978 | #632 | 174 | 0.0106% |
| 1977 | #486 | 279 | 0.0170% |
| 1976 | #6,107 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,279 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,223 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,752 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,115 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,250 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,023 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,001 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,995 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #3,352 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,749 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #2,631 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #3,153 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,458 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #2,551 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,055 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #2,536 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #3,128 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,555 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #4,523 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,982 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,691 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,664 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #2,916 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #3,367 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,959 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #3,409 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #3,709 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #4,134 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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