The baby name Lavinia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya).
Lavinia is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Lavinia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈvɪniə/ (luh-VIN-ee-uh); Italian: /laˈviːnja/ (lah-VEE-nya).
Lavinia is Latin in Origin.
Lavinia is a classical Latin name borne by the daughter of King Latinus in Virgil’s Aeneid, the wife of Aeneas and namesake of the ancient town Lavinium. Its etymology is uncertain - likely toponymic (“woman of Lavinium”); folk links to Latin lavare “to wash” are unproven. Through the myth, the name is associated with the peaceful union that founded the Roman line, giving it overtones of legacy and renewal rather than a fixed lexical meaning.
In Europe the name circulated from Renaissance humanism onward, appearing in England with Shakespeare’s tragic Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and enjoying genteel use in the 18th–19th centuries. It remains familiar in Italy and Romania, and has seen modern revivals in the Anglophone world. Variants and diminutives include Lavínia (Portuguese/Catalan), Lavina, Lavenia, and nicknames Vina, Vinnie, Nia, Lavi, and Ina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 911 |
| Germany | Girls | 2014 | #1 | — | 434 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| IT | Girls | 2024 | #36 | 944 | 47 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #49 | 246 | 7,146 |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #88 | 5 | 865 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #111 | 11 | 3,755 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #120 | 16 | 1,786 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #150 | 4 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #225 | 18 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #270 | 16 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #276 | 7 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #287 | 5,303 | 9,415 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #340 | 10 | 8,829 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| IT | 0 | #358 | 499 | 4,183 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #373 | 48 | 1,885 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #377 | 14 | 13,098 |
| NL | 0 | #382 | 10 | 2,481 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #390 | 16 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #421 | 17 | 2,542 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #423 | 29 | 7,952 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #440 | 13 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #512 | 7 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 14 | 11,342 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #557 | 30 | 18,916 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #591 | 25 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #594 | 18 | 9,488 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 342 | 12,708 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #683 | 316 | 5,561 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #689 | 151 | 4,949 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #718 | 21 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #790 | 62 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #828 | 89 | 8,487 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #849 | 107 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #917 | 43 | 14,742 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #950 | 45 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,047 | 95 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,168 | 16 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,179 | 33 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,432 | 40 | 10,046 |
Lavinia is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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