Girls' name · since 1929
Lajoyce
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 321 babies named Lajoyce, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lajoyce sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 321 recorded since 1929.
Lajoyce has 321 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1992.
- #15,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 321 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajoyce ranks #15,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 321 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lajoyce's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lajoyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lajoyce's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lajoyce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1992
- Peak year (1948)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Lajoyce by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (67 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Lajoyce's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lajoyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 67 births (21% of all-time use).
Lajoyce by state
Where Lajoyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
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What to do with Lajoyce's data
- Lajoyce's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lajoyces (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lajoyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1929–1992 (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 Lajoyce 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.