Lavinia

“Uncertain meaning (Latin); name of Aeneas's wife in Roman mythology” — Latin (Roman mythology) origin

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

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. Lavinia's short forms are Vinnie and Vinny.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

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

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
Lavinia Gardner — Color Out of Space
Lavinia Mannon — Mourning Becomes Electra

What Lavinias become

Among 144 notable people named Lavinia:

No single standout — notable Lavinias spread across many fields.

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

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