Recorded 1936–1960 Girls' name Peak 1936 11 births

Lafay — girls' name

11 babies named Lafay in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61960s5
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lafay was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lafay in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lafay

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Lafay between 1936 and 1960, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lafay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lafay performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lafay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lafay 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 11 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.

Lafay at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

11

Since 1936

25 years of records

Peak year

1936

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1936

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1960

Lafay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1936

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1936)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 19601936 6

Lafay by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Lafay's all-time total
1930s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lafay?
11 babies have been named Lafay since 1936. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1936 with 6 births.
When was Lafay most popular?
Lafay was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Lafay been used?
Lafay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 25 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Lafay?
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, 1936–1960 (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.