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 #8950

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Name B

Lafe

Boy name

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Metric Lafayette Lafe
Current Rank #8950 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 4,854 690
Peak Year 1921 1884
Peak Year Births 86 17
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lafayette Lafe
1880ss 210 54
1890ss 145 16
1900ss 128 12
1910ss 457 76
1920ss 576 87
1930ss 527 57
1940ss 479 49
1950ss 499 53
1960ss 466 60
1970ss 401 68
1980ss 342 76
1990ss 289 22
2000ss 140 27
2010ss 137 27
2020ss 58 6

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 —

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, 1880–2024.

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