Lavinia

Origin: Latin — Uncertain meaning (Latin); name of Aeneas's wife in Roman mythology

Nicknames: Vinnie, Vinny

Girl's name · #2290 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Lavinia belongs to an older America first — it reached #360 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2290. About 5,700 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Lavinia is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lavinia ranks in other countries and regions.

#315 in Switzerland (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #710 in Austria (2025) · #930 in Scotland (2025) · #1,178 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,378 in France (2025) · #1,398 in Belgium (2025) · #2,087 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,500 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lavinias

Lavinia Fontana — Italian painter (1552–1614)
Lavinia Miloșovici — Romanian artistic gymnast and model (born 1976)
Lavinia Agache — Romanian gymnast
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan — Soviet- Armenian painter (1922–2005)
Lavinia Wilson — German actress

In stories & tradition

Lavinia — The Divine Comedy (book)
Lavinia Gardner — Color Out of Space (film)
Lavinia Mannon — Mourning Becomes Electra (book)

What Lavinias become

Among 144 notable people named Lavinia:

No single standout — notable Lavinias spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

About 50 boys a year are given Vinny as their full name.

Similar names: Lavina · Prudence · Laiken · Junia · Valentine · Lillia

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