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 #8950

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

Births by Decade

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

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

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, 1880–2020.

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