Girls' name · since 1918
Lafaye
Lafaye has 308 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 308
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lafaye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 308 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Lafaye recorded 308 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1992.
- #15,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 308 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lafaye ranks #15,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 308 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 308
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lafaye's 308 recorded births place it above 78.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lafaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lafaye's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lafaye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1992
- Peak year (1930)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Lafaye by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (55 births, 18% of the file).
1930s was Lafaye's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lafaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 55 births (18% of all-time use).
Lafaye by state
Where Lafaye concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 308 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lafaye's data
- Lafaye's decade-level peak was the 1930s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lafayes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lafaye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lafaye draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.