Recorded 1925–1974 Girls' name Peak 1966 34 births

Lafrances — girls' name

34 babies named Lafrances in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s61960s181970s5
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lafrances was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lafrances in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lafrances

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Lafrances between 1925 and 1974, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lafrances currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lafrances performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lafrances shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lafrances 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 34 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.

Lafrances at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

34

Since 1925

50 years of records

Peak year

1966

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1925

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1974

Lafrances popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1925

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1966)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 197419661963196019501925 5

Lafrances by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 53% of Lafrances's all-time total
1920s51950s61960s181970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lafrances?
34 babies have been named Lafrances since 1925. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1966 with 8 births.
When was Lafrances most popular?
Lafrances was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Lafrances been used?
Lafrances has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 50 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Lafrances?
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, 1925–1974 (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.