| Hema | Lavanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | gold, golden | grace, beauty, charm |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HAY-mah | luh-VUN-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2007 (10) | 2007 (18) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hema | Lavanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 11 | 31 |
| 2010s | 6 | 95 |
| 2000s | 53 | 107 |
| 1990s | 53 | 28 |
| 1980s | 40 | 0 |
| 1970s | 7 | 0 |
From Sanskrit 'hema' (हेम) meaning 'gold'. A literal gold name in Indian usage.
From Sanskrit lavanya (लावण्य), 'loveliness, grace, charm, beauty' (literally 'saltiness', extended to attractiveness). Well established.
Hema and Lavanya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hema means gold, golden (sanskrit origin), while Lavanya means grace, beauty, charm (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Hema first appears in 0 and Lavanya in 0, so Hema has the longer recorded history.