unisex name
Lajuan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,835
Lajuan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 40% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1972, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Lajuan started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1928.
Lajuan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 73 |
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 163 |
| 1960s | 211 |
| 1970s | 443 |
| 1980s | 330 |
| 1990s | 238 |
| 2000s | 179 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 18 |
How popular is Lajuan?
In 2023, Lajuan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Lajuan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lajuan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lajuan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lajuan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lajuan
How popular is the name Lajuan?
In 2023, Lajuan was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lajuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lajuan is used for both girls and boys. About 40% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Lajuan most popular?
Lajuan peaked in 1972, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Was Lajuan originally a boys' or girls' name?
Lajuan was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.