UK girl's name
Lavya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lavya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lavya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2021 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 6 living people in the UK are called Lavya. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lavya ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 3 girls were registered as Lavya.
- • About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lavya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2021
3 births
Estimated living
6
2026
Popularity
Lavya over time
The chart below shows babies named Lavya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2021 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lavya, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lavya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lavya was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5736 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Lavya
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Lavya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lavya in the UK right now?
In 2024, Lavya was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lavya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 3 babies registered as Lavya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lavya in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Lavya across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.