How Many People Are Named Lafaye?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Lafaye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Lafaye peaked in popularity in 1930 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lafaye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lafaye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1930
10 births
Total Registered
308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lafaye
Lafaye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 308 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lafaye as a female name
Ranked #14,457 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1930 (10 births)
Lafaye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lafaye span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 55 babies were registered. Lafaye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lafaye by Decade
How has Lafaye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lafaye by State
Lafaye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lafaye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lafaye
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Lafaye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lafaye?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Lafaye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Lafaye a common name?
Lafaye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lafaye most popular?
Lafaye reached peak popularity in 1930, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lafaye is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lafaye a female name?
Lafaye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lafaye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lafaye Smith, Lafaye Johnson, Lafaye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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