Lafayette · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Lafayette, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	199
1881	208
1882	176
1883	105
1884	236
1885	213
1886	244
1887	237
1888	157
1889	145
1890	108
1891	79
1892	147
1893	80
1894	164
1895	196
1896	117
1897	160
1898	122
1899	85
1900	113
1901	47
1902	106
1903	109
1904	101
1905	60
1906	75
1907	143
1908	110
1909	67
1910	77
1911	58
1912	81
1913	80
1914	66
1915	60
1916	61
1917	70
1918	78
1919	62
1920	63
1921	78
1922	63
1923	48
1924	56
1925	54
1926	43
1927	38
1928	37
1929	43
1930	39
1931	54
1932	45
1933	61
1934	69
1935	47
1936	62
1937	48
1938	41
1939	37
1940	38
1941	40
1942	33
1943	27
1944	29
1945	40
1946	33
1947	25
1948	32
1949	30
1950	30
1951	30
1952	27
1953	26
1954	25
1955	30
1956	26
1957	18
1958	21
1959	17
1960	20
1961	22
1962	29
1963	27
1964	19
1965	27
1966	22
1967	32
1968	26
1969	20
1970	22
1971	19
1972	33
1973	35
1974	27
1975	17
1976	20
1977	23
1978	28
1979	20
1980	20
1981	23
1982	15
1983	16
1984	16
1985	25
1986	16
1987	19
1988	17
1989	16
1990	16
1991	17
1992	15
1993	15
1994	19
1995	16
1996	13
1997	14
1998	12
1999	10
2000	8
2001	9
2002	5
2003	9
2004	7
2005	7
2006	7
2007	8
2008	5
2009	6
2010	7
2011	8
2012	11
2013	10
2014	7
2015	5
2016	7
2017	4
2018	8
2019	6
2020	6
2021	9
2022	8
2023	6
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lafayette isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #9,714
How rare: 1 in 244,010 boys
Since 1880: 4,861

Most popular in 1886, at 244 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 21% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.