Lafayette vs Lafe

Side-by-side comparison of Lafayette and Lafe - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lafayette

Boy name · Rank #8990

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Name B

Lafe

Boy name

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Metric Lafayette Lafe
Current Rank #8990 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 4,861 696
Peak Year 1921 1884
Peak Year Births 86 17
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lafayette Lafe
1880s 210 54
1890s 145 16
1900s 128 12
1910s 457 76
1920s 576 87
1930s 527 57
1940s 479 49
1950s 499 53
1960s 466 61
1970s 401 68
1980s 342 76
1990s 289 22
2000s 140 27
2010s 137 27
2020s 65 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lafayette Lafe
2014 14 -
2015 10 -
2016 14 5
2017 8 -
2018 15 5
2019 10 -
2020 11 6
2021 15 -
2022 14 -
2023 10 -
2024 8 -
2025 7 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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