Recorded 1938–1981 Girls' name Peak 1954 111 births

Lafreda — girls' name

111 babies named Lafreda in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s251960s391970s311980s11
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lafreda was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lafreda in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lafreda

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Lafreda between 1938 and 1981, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lafreda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lafreda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lafreda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lafreda 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 111 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.

Lafreda at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

111

Since 1938

44 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1938

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lafreda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1938

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
456789 1981197619701966196119581938 5

Lafreda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
39 births that decade — 35% of Lafreda's all-time total
1930s51950s251960s391970s311980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lafreda?
111 babies have been named Lafreda since 1938. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Lafreda most popular?
Lafreda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lafreda been used?
Lafreda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 44 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lafreda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lafonda, Lafaye, Lafern, Lafawn, 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, 1938–1981 (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.