Gender: Girl
Meaning: The lavender plant, to wash
Origin: English/Latin
Popularity: Ranked #998 in 2024 with 258 babies born.
History: Lavender surged in the 2020s as a botanical name evoking purple fields and calming aromatherapy. Harry Potter's Lavender Brown adds magical associations. The lavender plant is grown across American farms from Oregon to Virginia. Lavender means the color purple, the scent of calm, and Hogwarts romance.
Name length: 8 letters
How common is Lavender? About 1 in 12,901 babies born in 2024 were named Lavender, or roughly 0.7 per day in the United States.
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