Recorded 1916–1980 Girls' name Peak 1963 428 births

Lajune — girls' name

428 babies named Lajune in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s901930s781940s581950s741960s851970s231980s7
1920s
Peak decade

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

1963
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lajune in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajune

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Lajune between 1916 and 1980, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajune currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajune performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lajune shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajune 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 428 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.

Lajune at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

428

Since 1916

65 years of records

Peak year

1963

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1916

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lajune popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1916

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1963)
18
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Lajune by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
90 births that decade — 21% of Lajune's all-time total
1910s131920s901930s781940s581950s741960s851970s231980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajune?
428 babies have been named Lajune since 1916. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1963 with 18 births.
When was Lajune most popular?
Lajune was most popular in the 1920s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Lajune been used?
Lajune has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 65 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lajune?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuana, Lajuan, Lajean, Lajoyce, 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, 1916–1980 (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.