Recorded 1953–1982 Girls' name Peak 1954 88 births

Lafawn — girls' name

88 babies named Lafawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s411960s151970s271980s5
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lafawn was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lafawn in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lafawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Lafawn between 1953 and 1982, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lafawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lafawn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lafawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lafawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lafawn at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

88

Since 1953

30 years of records

Peak year

1954

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1953

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1982

Lafawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1953

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1954)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 1982197519721964195819551953 6

Lafawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
41 births that decade — 47% of Lafawn's all-time total
1950s411960s151970s271980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lafawn?
88 babies have been named Lafawn since 1953. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1954 with 9 births.
When was Lafawn most popular?
Lafawn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lafawn been used?
Lafawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 30 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Lafawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lafonda, Lafaye, Lafern, Lafreda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.