Recorded 1974–1999 Boys' name Peak 1974 37 births

Lajohn — boys' name

37 babies named Lajohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161990s21
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Lajohn was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lajohn in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajohn

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Lajohn between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lajohn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajohn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lajohn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajohn 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 37 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.

Lajohn at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

37

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lajohn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 1999199819941993197919761974 6

Lajohn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 57% of Lajohn's all-time total
1970s161990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajohn?
37 babies have been named Lajohn since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Lajohn most popular?
Lajohn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Lajohn been used?
Lajohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lajohn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuan, Lajarvis, Lajuane, Lajon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–1999 (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.