Recorded 1926–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 264 births

Lajoy — girls' name

264 babies named Lajoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s111940s131950s61960s141970s501980s1031990s412000s112010s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lajoy was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lajoy in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Lajoy between 1926 and 2021, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajoy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lajoy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajoy 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 264 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.

Lajoy at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

264

Since 1926

96 years of records

Peak year

1980

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1926

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lajoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1926

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
14
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
46810121416 20211998198919841979197419451926 5

Lajoy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
103 births that decade — 39% of Lajoy's all-time total
1920s51930s111940s131950s61960s141970s501980s1031990s412000s112010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajoy?
264 babies have been named Lajoy since 1926. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 14 births.
When was Lajoy most popular?
Lajoy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lajoy been used?
Lajoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 96 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lajoy?
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, 1926–2021 (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.