Lajuan
The Story of Lajuan
As a girl name
Lajuan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1928, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 35 births, good for #2,247 nationwide. About 25% of every Lajuan on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Lajuan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 739 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lajuan as a boy name dates back to 1957, when 5 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Lajuan — #1,285 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Lajuan on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Lajuan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lajuan
Lajuan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lajuan's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Lajuan'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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