Laverne
Pronounced L AH0 V ER1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1924
- 119 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Laverne?
Laverne is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 58,397 children — the 595th most common girls' name on record.
It has left circulation; 2003 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1924, when 1,388 children were given it.
Levern is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 26% of children named Laverne are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Laverne and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Levern
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L AH0 V ER1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Laverne
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Laverne
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Laverne?
- Laverne ranks 595th among girls' names in US records, with 58,397 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 42.
- Is Laverne a unisex name?
- Yes. About 26% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Laverne most popular?
- 1924, when 1,388 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2003.
- How else is Laverne spelled?
- Levern. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.