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Lavonia
Pronounced luh-VOH-nee-uh /lΙΛvoΚ.ni.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Lavonia joins the fashionable La- prefix to a -vonia ending, giving an elaborated cousin of Lavonne (from French/Germanic Yvonne, 'yew'). It also matches American places named Lavonia/Livonia, echoing the historic Baltic region Livonia.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Lavonia can be read two ways: as an ornate stretch of Lavonne β a form of Yvonne, from a Germanic word for 'yew' β or as a name borrowed from places like Lavonia, Georgia and Livonia, ultimately recalling the old Baltic land of Livonia. Both feed its stately four-beat sound.
It flourished in the American South and Midwest in the late 1800s and early 1900s, peaked around 1923, and dwindled after mid-century. A woman named Lavonia would be of a grandparent-or-older generation, and the name has not returned in the current vintage wave.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lavonia mean?
Lavonia is an elaborated form of Lavonne, also echoing the place-name Livonia.
How do you pronounce Lavonia?
It's said luh-VOH-nee-uh /lΙΛvoΚ.ni.Ι/ β four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lavonia a boy or girl name?
Lavonia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lavonia?
Lavonia was always uncommon in the U.S., an early twentieth-century name now rarely used.