Is Lafayette a boy or girl name?
Lafayette was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 4,875 US babies named Lafayette were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,472
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lafayette since 1880
- 4,875
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 86 babies
Boys and girls named Lafayette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 210 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 457 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 527 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 499 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 466 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 401 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 342 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,472 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,026 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,343 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,912 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,293 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,966 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,934 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,351 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,210 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,814 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,178 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,087 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,801 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,839 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,576 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,064 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,501 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,578 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,971 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,760 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,663 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,541 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,393 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,936 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,780 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,547 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,325 | 6 | #8,203 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 56 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 59 | #999 | 5 | #7,066 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 38 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 61 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 50 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 52 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 56 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 54 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 54 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 45 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 54 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 54 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 45 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 49 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 44 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 41 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 51 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 64 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 49 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 71 | #726 | 5 | #4,639 |
| 1933 | 60 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 47 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 56 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 43 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 41 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 48 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 60 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 63 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 53 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 69 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 86 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 67 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 61 | #843 | 5 | #5,184 |
| 1918 | 79 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 65 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 54 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 51 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 43 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 41 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 35 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 15 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 18 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 18 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 24 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 27 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 21 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 22 | #368 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lafayette reached #326 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #4,639 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lafayette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.