How Many People Are Named Lafon?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Lafon. It is used for both genders, with 52.6% female. The average bearer is 100 years old, and Lafon peaked in popularity in 1926 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lafon 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 Lafon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 100, Lafon is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1936.
- Lafon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
52.6% confidence
Average Age
100
years old
Peak Year
1926
9 births
Total Registered
19
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lafon
Lafon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (47.4%) and females (52.6%). Out of 19 total births registered, 9 were male and 10 were female.
Lafon as a male name
Ranked #3,026 in 1926
9 male births in 1926
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Lafon as a female name
Ranked #4,563 in 1935
5 female births in 1935
Peak: 1920 (5 births)
Lafon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lafon span from the 1920s to the 1930s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14 babies were registered. While Lafon is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lafon by Decade
How has Lafon 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.
Lafon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lafon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lafon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lafon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lafon?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Lafon 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Lafon a common name?
Lafon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lafon most popular?
Lafon reached peak popularity in 1926, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lafon is approximately 100 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lafon a female name?
Lafon is predominantly female. 52.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lafon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lafon Smith, Lafon Johnson, Lafon 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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