English use
Source-reportedA diminutive of the male given name Lafayette.
Source for this definition
- Lafe — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Lafe
A given name in English
Language context for this entry: English
masculineLatin script
No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
- Not established
- 1 language context
- English
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- 4 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Lafe
Lafe is a masculine given name documented in English.
Dictionary descriptions
These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.
02 / Across borders
Where Lafe is used
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Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 5 boys (rank 12008). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Lafe
Recorded category boys
- Latest · 2025
- 5
- applications
- Rank #12,008
- Peak year
- 1884
- 17 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 9 | 640 | observed |
| 1881 | 6 | 781 | observed |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 17 | 450 | observed |
| 1885 | 10 | 604 | observed |
| 1886 | 6 | 845 | observed |
| 1887 | 6 | 819 | observed |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 6 | 884 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,130 | observed |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | observed |
| 1913 | 7 | 2,273 | observed |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 9 | 2,621 | observed |
| 1916 | 17 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | observed |
| 1918 | 15 | 2,073 | observed |
| 1919 | 11 | 2,511 | observed |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | observed |
| 1921 | 6 | 3,869 | observed |
| 1922 | 11 | 2,630 | observed |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1924 | 12 | 2,473 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 11 | 2,566 | observed |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,451 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 8 | 2,980 | observed |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,592 | observed |
| 1931 | 7 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1932 | 11 | 2,313 | observed |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | 8 | 2,712 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,538 | observed |
| 1944 | 7 | 2,862 | observed |
| 1945 | 5 | 3,338 | observed |
| 1946 | 5 | 3,525 | observed |
| 1947 | 6 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,010 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 3,373 | observed |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | 6 | 3,452 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1959 | 10 | 2,663 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 14 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 3,673 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1972 | 5 | 4,986 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,101 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,227 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 3,246 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 4,935 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | observed |
| 1982 | 8 | 4,593 | observed |
| 1983 | 14 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 6,721 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | observed |
| 1988 | 7 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,271 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | observed |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 6,904 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,766 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | observed |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,156 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,008 | observed |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Lafe” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4
- Wikidata Q86008667CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: LafeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Lafe — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Russian Wiktionary: LafeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.