Lafayette

Given to 4,882 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#9714
recorded as boys
727 since 2024
Babies in 2025
7
boys 7
Peak year
1886
27 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
4,882
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lafayette was most popular in 1886, when 27 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Lafayette, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1886 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lafayette was most popular in 1886, when 27 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Lafayette, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1886

Lafayette was most popular in 1886, when 27 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Lafayette, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 7 9714
2024 <5 — 8 8987
2023 <5 — 10 7738
2022 <5 — 14 6147
2021 <5 — 15 5776
2020 <5 — 11 7034
2019 <5 — 10 7643
2018 <5 — 15 5770
2017 <5 — 8 8840
2016 <5 — 14 6053
2015 <5 — 10 7491
2014 <5 — 14 5997
2013 <5 — 18 4981
2012 <5 — 20 4686
2011 <5 — 15 5675
2010 <5 — 13 6359
2009 <5 — 12 6802
2008 <5 — 11 7187
2007 <5 — 16 5434
2006 <5 — 14 5781
2005 <5 — 14 5578
2004 <5 — 14 5492
2003 <5 — 18 4426
2002 <5 — 9 7055
2001 <5 — 17 4476
2000 <5 — 15 4785
1999 <5 — 20 3704
1998 <5 — 23 3296
1997 <5 — 27 2823
1996 <5 — 25 2911
1995 <5 — 31 2444
1994 <5 — 37 2181
1993 <5 — 29 2509
1992 <5 — 29 2467
1991 <5 — 35 2095
1990 <5 — 33 2170
1989 <5 — 33 2106
1988 <5 — 33 1949
1987 <5 — 36 1793
1986 <5 — 29 2007
1985 <5 — 47 1429
1984 <5 — 29 1885
1983 <5 — 29 1864
1982 <5 — 28 1929
1981 <5 — 42 1479
1980 <5 — 36 1619
1979 <5 — 35 1633
1978 <5 — 46 1352
1977 <5 — 37 1515
1976 <5 — 32 1646
1975 <5 — 26 1835
1974 6 7680 42 1311
1973 <5 — 55 1093
1972 <5 — 54 1107
1971 <5 — 34 1466
1970 <5 — 40 1314
1969 <5 — 35 1351
1968 <5 — 46 1100
1967 <5 — 56 968
1966 <5 — 39 1194
1965 <5 — 50 1043
1964 <5 — 37 1288
1963 <5 — 54 1027
1962 5 6578 59 996
1961 <5 — 47 1148
1960 <5 — 43 1193
1959 <5 — 36 1302
1958 <5 — 45 1148
1957 <5 — 38 1267
1956 <5 — 55 1008
1955 <5 — 61 957
1954 <5 — 50 1052
1953 <5 — 52 999
1952 <5 — 52 994
1951 <5 — 56 934
1950 <5 — 54 934
1949 <5 — 54 942
1948 <5 — 57 910
1947 <5 — 45 1081
1946 <5 — 54 897
1945 <5 — 54 850
1944 <5 — 39 1055
1943 <5 — 38 1106
1942 <5 — 45 991
1941 <5 — 49 905
1940 <5 — 44 967
1939 <5 — 41 992
1938 <5 — 45 939
1937 <5 — 51 858
1936 <5 — 64 756
1935 <5 — 49 903
1934 5 4286 71 725
1933 <5 — 60 788
1932 <5 — 47 952
1931 <5 — 56 841
1930 <5 — 43 1053
1929 <5 — 46 995
1928 <5 — 41 1095
1927 <5 — 43 1080
1926 <5 — 48 992
1925 <5 — 60 858
1924 <5 — 63 865
1923 <5 — 53 941
1922 <5 — 69 809
1921 <5 — 86 698
1920 <5 — 67 816
1919 5 4814 61 839
1918 <5 — 79 710
1917 <5 — 65 780
1916 <5 — 54 856
1915 <5 — 51 863
1914 <5 — 43 802
1913 <5 — 41 720
1912 <5 — 35 725
1911 <5 — 13 925
1910 <5 — 15 782
1909 <5 — 11 893
1908 <5 — 17 632
1907 <5 — 21 511
1906 <5 — 10 798
1905 <5 — 8 919
1904 <5 — 13 647
1903 <5 — 13 619
1902 <5 — 13 615
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 17 603
1899 <5 — 9 714
1898 <5 — 15 543
1897 <5 — 18 459
1896 <5 — 14 551
1895 <5 — 23 399
1894 <5 — 19 439
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — 18 458
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — 16 464
1888 <5 — 19 430
1887 <5 — 24 333
1886 <5 — 27 325
1885 <5 — 23 364
1884 <5 — 27 336
1883 <5 — 11 556
1882 <5 — 20 399
1881 <5 — 21 360
1880 <5 — 22 363

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