Given name
Lafeyette
“man of the faith”
Lafeyette is a variant of Lafayette. One French interpretation is “man of the faith.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lafeyette is a variant of Lafayette. One French interpretation is “man of the faith.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lafeyette is a variant of Lafayette. An origin associated with Lafayette is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lafeyette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lafeyette’s family of names
Lafeyette has a related form in Lafayette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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