How Many People Are Named Lafonda?
An estimated 578 people in the United States have the first name Lafonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Lafonda peaked in popularity in 1962 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lafonda 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 Lafonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
578
About 1 in 593,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
35 births
Total Registered
693
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lafonda
Lafonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 693 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lafonda as a female name
Ranked #12,685 in 1993
6 female births in 1993
Peak: 1962 (35 births)
Lafonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lafonda span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 232 babies were registered. Lafonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lafonda by Decade
How has Lafonda 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.
Lafonda by State
Lafonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lafonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lafonda
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lafonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lafonda?
We estimate approximately 578 people named Lafonda 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 593,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Lafonda a common name?
Lafonda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 693 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lafonda most popular?
Lafonda reached peak popularity in 1962, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lafonda is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lafonda a female name?
Lafonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lafonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lafonda Smith, Lafonda Johnson, Lafonda 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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