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LaVern

LaVern is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named LaVern are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 59%Female 41%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
59% male / 41% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
9,987 male / 6,846 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address LaVern

To address LaVern when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear LaVern," in English, "Guten Tag LaVern," in German. About 59% of people named LaVern are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear LaVern,

German

Guten Tag LaVern,

French

Bonjour LaVern,

Spanish

Estimado/a LaVern:

Chinese

LaVern您好：

Japanese

LaVern様

English

Hi LaVern,

German

Hi LaVern,

French

Salut LaVern,

Spanish

Hola LaVern,

Chinese

LaVern你好：

Japanese

LaVernさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name LaVern by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name59%

United States birth data

9,987 male · 6,846 female · 16,833 births recorded

Male 59%Female 41%

Since 1980: 80% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is LaVern a male or female name?

LaVern is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named LaVern are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address LaVern in an email?

To address LaVern when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear LaVern," in English, "Guten Tag LaVern," in German. About 59% of people named LaVern are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is LaVern a unisex name?

LaVern is a unisex name: 59% of people named LaVern are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is LaVern a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavern (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lavern,
  title  = {Is LaVern a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lavern},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}