Given name & surname
Lafaye
“a lighthearted man”
Lafaye is a variant of Lafay. One American interpretation is “a lighthearted man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lafaye is a variant of Lafay. One American interpretation is “a lighthearted man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lafaye is a variant of Lafay. An origin associated with Lafay is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lafaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 308
- 0 boys · 308 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 301 as a first name in 2020; 204 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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