Lavender

“The lavender flower or its pale purple color” — Latin via Old French origin

Girl's name · #1095 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lavender reached its best rank, #993, in 2024 and ranked #1095 in 2025. About 2,300 girls have carried it since 1962.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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