Lavinia comes from the Latin / Italian tradition, meaning Woman of Lavinium.
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How popular is Lavinia?
1921peak year
Lavinia appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1921, 93 babies received the name (ranked #759). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2522), with roughly 72 babies named Lavinia each year. Lavinia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 5,580 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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