Lavia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Lavia by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Lavia.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Lavia
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 Lavia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Liviaolive; feminine form of Livius73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laiatalkative woman; a form of Laïa58 in the US (2017)
- Lamiaswallowing or devouring; mythological figure38 in the US (2017)
- Lavinapurified; a form of Lavinia37 in the US (2017)
- Lyviafrom Livius; a form of Livia24 in the US (2017)
- Lavindescendant of the lawyer20 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lavia
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