The baby name Lafayette appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 1998. It was most popular in 1921 with 64 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lafayette has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 19 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 28 |
| 1919 | 42 |
| 1920 | 31 |
| 1921 | 64 |
| 1922 | 42 |
| 1923 | 27 |
| 1924 | 39 |
| 1925 | 32 |
| 1926 | 29 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1929 | 18 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1931 | 53 |
| 1932 | 20 |
| 1933 | 54 |
| 1934 | 44 |
| 1935 | 44 |
| 1936 | 34 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 16 |
| 1939 | 27 |
| 1940 | 31 |
| 1941 | 24 |
| 1942 | 39 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1945 | 31 |
| 1946 | 45 |
| 1948 | 31 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1951 | 44 |
| 1952 | 44 |
| 1953 | 38 |
| 1954 | 41 |
| 1955 | 35 |
| 1956 | 27 |
| 1957 | 15 |
| 1958 | 17 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1961 | 22 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1963 | 27 |
| 1965 | 30 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1998 | 6 |