Is Lafe a boy or girl name?

Lafe is a boy’s name. Of the 696 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lafe

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Lafe was most popular in 1884, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #934 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 696 people named Lafe.

Lafe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lafe’s peak in 1884. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lafe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lafe is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 696 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org