Recorded 1981–2000 Girls' name Peak 1983 91 births

Lajoya — girls' name

91 babies named Lajoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s701990s162000s5
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lajoya was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lajoya in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Lajoya between 1981 and 2000, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajoya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lajoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajoya 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 91 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.

Lajoya at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

91

Since 1981

20 years of records

Peak year

1983

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1981

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2000

Lajoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1981

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 2000199319891987198519831981 7

Lajoya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 77% of Lajoya's all-time total
1980s701990s162000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajoya?
91 babies have been named Lajoya since 1981. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
When was Lajoya most popular?
Lajoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Lajoya been used?
Lajoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 20 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Lajoya?
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, 1981–2000 (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.