Is Lafonda a boy or girl name?

Lafonda is a girl’s name. Of the 693 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lafonda

Recorded 1928–1993 · United States

Lafonda was most popular in 1962, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,111 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 693 people named Lafonda.

Lafonda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lafonda’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lafonda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lafonda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 693 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lafonda

Where Lafonda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 13.0×

Explore further

See Lafonda on the interactive charts

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