Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lafayette

#1,759 most common boys' name of all time · #4,273 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,759
Rank overall
#4,273 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
4,882
Since 2016
112
Peak year
1921 #699
Best rank
#326 1886
Girls Boys peak 86/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lafayette is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 7 7 #9,720
2024 — 8 8 #8,998
2023 — 10 10 #7,741
2022 — 14 14 #6,149
2021 — 15 15 #5,778
2020 — 11 11 #7,042
2019 — 10 10 #7,648
2018 — 15 15 #5,773
2017 — 8 8 #8,848
2016 — 14 14 #6,057
2015 — 10 10 #7,503
2014 — 14 14 #5,999
2013 — 18 18 #4,983
2012 — 20 20 #4,690
2011 — 15 15 #5,679
2010 — 13 13 #6,364
2009 — 12 12 #6,806
2008 — 11 11 #7,192
2007 — 16 16 #5,438
2006 — 14 14 #5,785
2005 — 14 14 #5,586
2004 — 14 14 #5,497
2003 — 18 18 #4,430
2002 — 9 9 #7,059
2001 — 17 17 #4,477
2000 — 15 15 #4,790
1999 — 20 20 #3,704
1998 — 23 23 #3,298
1997 — 27 27 #2,824
1996 — 25 25 #2,914
1995 — 31 31 #2,444
1994 — 37 37 #2,184
1993 — 29 29 #2,510
1992 — 29 29 #2,467
1991 — 35 35 #2,097
1990 — 33 33 #2,174
1989 — 33 33 #2,110
1988 — 33 33 #1,952
1987 — 36 36 #1,796
1986 — 29 29 #2,007
1985 — 47 47 #1,430
1984 — 29 29 #1,888
1983 — 29 29 #1,866
1982 — 28 28 #1,934
1981 — 42 42 #1,479
1980 — 36 36 #1,623
1979 — 35 35 #1,634
1978 — 46 46 #1,354
1977 — 37 37 #1,516
1976 — 32 32 #1,650
1975 — 26 26 #1,837
1974 6 42 48 #1,313
1973 — 55 55 #1,095
1972 — 54 54 #1,108
1971 — 34 34 #1,470
1970 — 40 40 #1,317
1969 — 35 35 #1,354
1968 — 46 46 #1,101
1967 — 56 56 #969
1966 — 39 39 #1,197
1965 — 50 50 #1,044
1964 — 37 37 #1,291
1963 — 54 54 #1,029
1962 5 59 64 #997
1961 — 47 47 #1,148
1960 — 43 43 #1,194
1959 — 36 36 #1,305
1958 — 45 45 #1,148
1957 — 38 38 #1,268
1956 — 55 55 #1,008
1955 — 61 61 #959
1954 — 50 50 #1,053
1953 — 52 52 #1,001
1952 — 52 52 #994
1951 — 56 56 #934
1950 — 54 54 #938
1949 — 54 54 #942
1948 — 57 57 #910
1947 — 45 45 #1,083
1946 — 54 54 #899
1945 — 54 54 #851
1944 — 39 39 #1,056
1943 — 38 38 #1,109
1942 — 45 45 #993
1941 — 49 49 #909
1940 — 44 44 #970
1939 — 41 41 #994
1938 — 45 45 #941
1937 — 51 51 #858
1936 — 64 64 #758
1935 — 49 49 #906
1934 5 71 76 #727
1933 — 60 60 #790
1932 — 47 47 #953
1931 — 56 56 #845
1930 — 43 43 #1,056
1929 — 46 46 #995
1928 — 41 41 #1,097
1927 — 43 43 #1,084
1926 — 48 48 #995
1925 — 60 60 #858
1924 — 63 63 #865
1923 — 53 53 #941
1922 — 69 69 #811
1921 — 86 86 #699
1920 — 67 67 #817
1919 5 61 66 #840
1918 — 79 79 #712
1917 — 65 65 #780
1916 — 54 54 #857
1915 — 51 51 #865
1914 — 43 43 #803
1913 — 41 41 #725
1912 — 35 35 #726
1911 — 13 13 #934
1910 — 15 15 #790
1909 — 11 11 #905
1908 — 17 17 #637
1907 — 21 21 #518
1906 — 10 10 #808
1905 — 8 8 #929
1904 — 13 13 #654
1903 — 13 13 #626
1902 — 13 13 #624
1901 — 5 5 #1,079
1900 — 17 17 #606
1899 — 9 9 #724
1898 — 15 15 #553
1897 — 18 18 #465
1896 — 14 14 #557
1895 — 23 23 #406
1894 — 19 19 #444
1893 — 9 9 #714
1892 — 18 18 #461
1891 — 8 8 #713
1890 — 12 12 #573
1889 — 16 16 #467
1888 — 19 19 #431
1887 — 24 24 #338
1886 — 27 27 #326
1885 — 23 23 #373
1884 — 27 27 #342
1883 — 11 11 #560
1882 — 20 20 #405
1881 — 21 21 #367
1880 — 22 22 #368