Lafe vs Lafayette

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

Name A

Lafe

Boy name

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Name B

Lafayette

Boy name · Rank #8990

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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