Lavan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.
Lavan by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Lavan.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Lavan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lavan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lavan
Names that are said the same way as Lavan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lavonne9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lavan
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