Lava
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAH-vuh
- Origin
- English
Lava is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “molten volcanic rock”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lava mean?
English: from the English word lava, borrowed from Italian
“molten volcanic rock”
From the English word lava, borrowed from Italian, for the molten rock that flows from a volcano.
Is Lava a girl's or a boy's name?
Lava is a girls' name.
How popular is Lava in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 5 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lava in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lava in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Lava
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lola, Luna, Ava, Pippa, Eva, Layla, Arya, Lyra, Lyla, Rosa, Isla, Maria
Names related to Lava
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lava: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lava, updated 20 October 2026.