Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Lavanya

How to say it: luh-VAHN-yuh · /ləˈvɑnjə/

Sanskrit 'grace, beauty, charm' - popular feminine name in India.

Lavanya was the 8,240th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 10 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,000 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#8,240for girls in 2025
1 in 331,534US babies
10born in 2025
#6,000projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Lavanya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#8,240
Babies born in 202510
Share of births1 in 331,534
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 yearssteady
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,000

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Lavanya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 6 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Lavi
  • Vanya

Honouring a Lavanya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lavanya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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