Lafayette
1 country#9714 in United States, 2025US
#9714
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
4,882
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
86
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Lafayette’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
4,882 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #9714 · peaked in 1921 with 86 births
Most common in: Texas, North Carolina, California, Alabama, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lafayette’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5781 | — |
| 2007 | #5434 | ↑347 |
| 2008 | #7187 | ↓1753 |
| 2009 | #6802 | ↑385 |
| 2010 | #6359 | ↑443 |
| 2011 | #5675 | ↑684 |
| 2012 | #4686 | ↑989 |
| 2013 | #4981 | ↓295 |
| 2014 | #5997 | ↓1016 |
| 2015 | #7491 | ↓1494 |
| 2016 | #6053 | ↑1438 |
| 2017 | #8840 | ↓2787 |
| 2018 | #5770 | ↑3070 |
| 2019 | #7643 | ↓1873 |
| 2020 | #7034 | ↑609 |
| 2021 | #5776 | ↑1258 |
| 2022 | #6147 | ↓371 |
| 2023 | #7738 | ↓1591 |
| 2024 | #8987 | ↓1249 |
| 2025 | #9714 | ↓727 |