Girls' name · since 1925
Lafrances
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Lafrances, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Lafrances since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lafrances has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1974.
- #39,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lafrances ranks #39,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #39,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lafrances's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lafrances's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lafrances's full recorded timeline at 1963, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lafrances popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1974
- Peak year (1966)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Lafrances by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (18 births, 53% of the file).
1960s was Lafrances's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lafrances births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lafrances's data
- Lafrances's decade-level peak was the 1960s (18 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lafrances: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1925–1974 (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 Lafrances 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.