Lafayette

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Lafayette is a given name of French origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 4,875 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,854 as boys and 21 as girls. Lafayette gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #4,223 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	8
2023	10
2022	14
2021	15
2020	11
2019	10
2018	15
2017	8
2016	14
2015	10
2014	14
2013	18
2012	20
2011	15
2010	13
2009	12
2008	11
2007	16
2006	14
2005	14
2004	14
2003	18
2002	9
2001	17
2000	15
1999	20
1998	23
1997	27
1996	25
1995	31
1994	37
1993	29
1992	29
1991	35
1990	33
1989	33
1988	33
1987	36
1986	29
1985	47
1984	29
1983	29
1982	28
1981	42
1980	36
1979	35
1978	46
1977	37
1976	32
1975	26
1974	48
1973	55
1972	54
1971	34
1970	40
1969	35
1968	46
1967	56
1966	39
1965	50
1964	37
1963	54
1962	64
1961	47
1960	43
1959	36
1958	45
1957	38
1956	55
1955	61
1954	50
1953	52
1952	52
1951	56
1950	54
1949	54
1948	57
1947	45
1946	54
1945	54
1944	39
1943	38
1942	45
1941	49
1940	44
1939	41
1938	45
1937	51
1936	64
1935	49
1934	76
1933	60
1932	47
1931	56
1930	43
1929	46
1928	41
1927	43
1926	48
1925	60
1924	63
1923	53
1922	69
1921	86
1920	67
1919	66
1918	79
1917	65
1916	54
1915	51
1914	43
1913	41
1912	35
1911	13
1910	15
1909	11
1908	17
1907	21
1906	10
1905	8
1904	13
1903	13
1902	13
1901	5
1900	17
1899	9
1898	15
1897	18
1896	14
1895	23
1894	19
1893	9
1892	18
1891	8
1890	12
1889	16
1888	19
1887	24
1886	27
1885	23
1884	27
1883	11
1882	20
1881	21
1880	22