Girls' name · since 1928
Lafonda
693 babies named Lafonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 693
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lafonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 693 recorded since 1928.
Lafonda has 693 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1993.
- #9,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 693 born since 1928
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lafonda ranks #9,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 693 born since 1928, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 693
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lafonda's 693 recorded births place it above 86.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lafonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lafonda's full recorded timeline at 1968, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lafonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1993
- Peak year (1962)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Lafonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (232 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Lafonda's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lafonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
226 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 232 births (33% of all-time use).
How Lafonda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lafonda's total volume
Lafonda by state
Where Lafonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 7.5% |
52 of 693 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lafonda's data
- Lafonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lafondas (52 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lafonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1928–1993 (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 Lafonda 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.