Lafayette Name Popularity and Statistics

Lafayette is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births4,882
First Year on Record1880

Lafayette popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys7#9,714
2024Boys8#8,987
2023Boys10#7,738
2022Boys14#6,147
2021Boys15#5,776
2020Boys11#7,034
2019Boys10#7,643
2018Boys15#5,770
2017Boys8#8,840
2016Boys14#6,053
2015Boys10#7,491
2014Boys14#5,997
2013Boys18#4,981
2012Boys20#4,686
2011Boys15#5,675
2010Boys13#6,359
2009Boys12#6,802
2008Boys11#7,187
2007Boys16#5,434
2006Boys14#5,781
2005Boys14#5,578
2004Boys14#5,492
2003Boys18#4,426
2002Boys9#7,055

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1921 · Boys

86 recorded births and rank #698.

1918 · Boys

79 recorded births and rank #710.

1934 · Boys

71 recorded births and rank #725.

1922 · Boys

69 recorded births and rank #809.

Where Lafayette ranked highest in 1998

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

TX
Rank #1,477 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Lafayette