Recorded 1962–1979 Girls' name Peak 1962 45 births

Lafondra — girls' name

45 babies named Lafondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s401970s5
1960s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Lafondra was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lafondra in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lafondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Lafondra between 1962 and 1979, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lafondra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lafondra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lafondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lafondra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lafondra 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 45 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.

Lafondra at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

45

Since 1962

18 years of records

Peak year

1962

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1962

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lafondra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1962

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1962)
30
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
010203040 197919631962 30

Lafondra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
40 births that decade — 89% of Lafondra's all-time total
1960s401970s5

Lafondra by state

Where Lafondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lafondra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 15.6%
California share of Lafondra's total US births 15.6%

7 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lafondra?
45 babies have been named Lafondra since 1962. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1962 with 30 births.
When was Lafondra most popular?
Lafondra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Lafondra most popular?
The top states for the name Lafondra are California (7 births).
How long has the name Lafondra been used?
Lafondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 18 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lafondra?
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, 1962–1979 (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.