| Palak | Lavanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | eyelash, eyelid | grace, beauty, charm |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | PUH-luck | luh-VUN-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2006 (28) | 2007 (18) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Palak | Lavanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 31 |
| 2010s | 36 | 95 |
| 2000s | 126 | 107 |
| 1990s | 87 | 28 |
| 1980s | 33 | 0 |
| 1970s | 7 | 0 |
Hindi palak (पलक), 'eyelid, eyelash', poetically a cherished and delicate thing. The identical Hindi word also names the leafy vegetable spinach.
From Sanskrit lavanya (लावण्य), 'loveliness, grace, charm, beauty' (literally 'saltiness', extended to attractiveness). Well established.
Palak and Lavanya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Palak means eyelash, eyelid (sanskrit origin), while Lavanya means grace, beauty, charm (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Palak first appears in 0 and Lavanya in 0, so Palak has the longer recorded history.