Lavinia

Lavinia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “woman of Lavinium”
Origin: Latin
Say it: luh-VIN-ee-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

A Roman name borne in legend by the wife of Aeneas. It likely means 'from Lavinium,' an ancient Italian place-name of uncertain earlier origin.

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How popular is Lavinia?

202427.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Lavinia in 202489

2024 rank#2,129 girls

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 18805,580

Lavinia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lavinia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lavinawoman of Lavinium · Latin
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Norahonor · Latin
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Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Lavinia questions

What does the name Lavinia mean?

Lavinia means "woman of Lavinium". It comes from Latin. A Roman name borne in legend by the wife of Aeneas. It likely means 'from Lavinium,' an ancient Italian place-name of uncertain earlier origin.

Is Lavinia a boy or girl name?

Lavinia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lavinia?

89 US babies were named Lavinia in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Lavinia?

Lavinia is usually pronounced luh-VIN-ee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.