Lafayette is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lafayette means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lafayette across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lafayette has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lafayette is a boy name of French origin meaning “from a French place name and surname”. Honors the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,882 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lafayette per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (86/yr).
Lafayette is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #1,465 nationally (given to 86 babies that year).
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