Lafon
The Story of Lafon
As a girl name
Lafon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 5 births, good for #4,975 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Lafons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1935 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Lafons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lafon on the record books as a boy name in 1926, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 9 Lafons were born — ranking #2,904 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1926 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 9 Lafons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lafon
Lafon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Lafon's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #4,975. Use the chart and map above to compare Lafon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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