How Many People Are Named Lafe?
An estimated 349 people in the United States have the first name Lafe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Lafe peaked in popularity in 1884 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lafe 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 Lafe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
349
About 1 in 982,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1884
17 births
Total Registered
690
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lafe
Lafe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 690 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lafe as a male name
Ranked #11,404 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1884 (17 births)
Lafe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lafe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 87 babies were registered. Lafe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lafe by Decade
How has Lafe 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.
Lafe by State
Lafe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lafe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lafe
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lafe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lafe?
We estimate approximately 349 people named Lafe 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 982,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Lafe a common name?
Lafe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 690 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lafe most popular?
Lafe reached peak popularity in 1884, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lafe is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lafe a male name?
Lafe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lafe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lafe Smith, Lafe Johnson, Lafe 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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