boy's name
Lafe
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 696
Lafe is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1884, when 17 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
Lafe over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 |
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 76 |
| 1920s | 87 |
| 1930s | 57 |
| 1940s | 49 |
| 1950s | 53 |
| 1960s | 61 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 76 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 27 |
| 2010s | 27 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 11 |
How popular is Lafe?
In 2025, Lafe was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lafe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lafe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lafe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lafe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lafe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lafe
How popular is the name Lafe?
In 2025, Lafe was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lafe a girl's or a boy's name?
Lafe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Lafe most popular?
Lafe peaked in 1884, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lafe a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lafe currently ranks #13,255 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.