Girls' name · since 1962
Lafondra
Lafondra has 45 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lafondra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 45 recorded since 1962.
Lafondra has 45 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1979.
- #36,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lafondra ranks #36,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #36,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lafondra's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lafondra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lafondra's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lafondra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1979
- Peak year (1962)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Lafondra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 89% of the file).
1960s was Lafondra's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Lafondra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (89% of all-time use).
Lafondra by state
Where Lafondra concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 15.6% |
7 of 45 births nationwide.
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- Lafondra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lafondras (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lafondra: 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 (~17 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, 1962–1979 (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 Lafondra 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.