Recorded 1929–1992 Girls' name Peak 1948 321 births

Lajoyce — girls' name

321 babies named Lajoyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s321940s361950s671960s621970s521980s421990s24
1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Lajoyce was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lajoyce in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajoyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Lajoyce between 1929 and 1992, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajoyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajoyce performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lajoyce shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Lajoyce in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajoyce 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 321 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.

Lajoyce at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

321

Since 1929

64 years of records

Peak year

1948

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1929

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lajoyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1929

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1948)
12
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
468101214 199219861974196719591951194019311929 6

Lajoyce by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
67 births that decade — 21% of Lajoyce's all-time total
1920s61930s321940s361950s671960s621970s521980s421990s24

Lajoyce by state

Where Lajoyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lajoyce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 2.5%
#2 Missouri
5 1.6%
Texas share of Lajoyce's total US births 2.5%
Even split

8 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajoyce?
321 babies have been named Lajoyce since 1929. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1948 with 12 births.
When was Lajoyce most popular?
Lajoyce was most popular in the 1950s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Lajoyce most popular?
The top states for the name Lajoyce are Texas (8 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Lajoyce been used?
Lajoyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 64 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lajoyce?
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, 1929–1992 (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.