Recorded 1960–1962 Girls' name Peak 1960 29 births

Lajeune — girls' name

29 babies named Lajeune in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s29
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lajeune was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lajeune in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajeune

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Lajeune between 1960 and 1962, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajeune currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajeune performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajeune 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 29 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.

Lajeune at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

29

Since 1960

3 years of records

Peak year

1960

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1960

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1962

Lajeune popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1960

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
17
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
05101520 196219611960 17

Lajeune by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
29 births that decade — 100% of Lajeune's all-time total
1960s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajeune?
29 babies have been named Lajeune since 1960. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1960 with 17 births.
When was Lajeune most popular?
Lajeune was most popular in the 1960s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lajeune been used?
Lajeune has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 3 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Lajeune?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuana, Lajuan, Lajune, Lajean, 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, 1960–1962 (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.