Girls' name · since 1960
Lajeune
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Lajeune, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lajeune sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajeune has been recorded 29 times among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 1962.
- #41,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajeune ranks #41,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #41,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lajeune's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lajeune's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lajeune's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lajeune popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1962
- Peak year (1960)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Lajeune by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (29 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Lajeune's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lajeune births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lajeune: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~2 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, 1960–1962 (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 Lajeune 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.