Lavender is an English botanical name that means simply "lavender", the fragrant purple herb, and by extension the soft shade of purple named after it; the word comes from Medieval Latin lavendula. It belongs to the current wave of flower and color names such as Violet and Juniper. Lavender entered the US top 1000 for the first time in 2024 at number 993 and sits at number 1095 in 2025, up from number 2868 ten years earlier.