Boy nameNot in the current top chartsRising
Lafe
1 syllablePeak year: 19164 lettersStarts with L
Meaning & origin
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Lafe's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Lafe |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1922 | 11 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1926 | 11 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 8 |
| 1930 | 6 |
| 1931 | 7 |
| 1932 | 11 |
| 1933 | 6 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 8 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1961 | 14 |
| 1962 | 11 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 14 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 |
Lafe through the decades
- Lafe peaked in 1916, when 17 babies were named Lafe in the US.
- The 1960s were Lafe's strongest decade, averaging 10 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2002–2020), use of Lafe has fallen 20% compared to the 10 years before that.