Recorded 1971–1999 Boys' name Peak 1972 92 births

Lajuane — boys' name

92 babies named Lajuane in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s811980s51990s6
1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Lajuane was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

23 babies were named Lajuane in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajuane

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Lajuane between 1971 and 1999, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lajuane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajuane performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lajuane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lajuane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajuane 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 92 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.

Lajuane at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

92

Since 1971

29 years of records

Peak year

1972

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1971

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lajuane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1971

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1972)
23
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 199919841977197619751974197319721971 8

Lajuane by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
81 births that decade — 88% of Lajuane's all-time total
1970s811980s51990s6

Lajuane by state

Where Lajuane concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lajuane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
7 7.6%
Michigan share of Lajuane's total US births 7.6%

7 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajuane?
92 babies have been named Lajuane since 1971. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1972 with 23 births.
When was Lajuane most popular?
Lajuane was most popular in the 1970s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Lajuane most popular?
The top states for the name Lajuane are Michigan (7 births).
How long has the name Lajuane been used?
Lajuane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 29 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lajuane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuan, Lajarvis, Lajohn, 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, 1971–1999 (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.