Lafern
- Last seen for girls in 1963 at #5,891
- Peak · girls
- 1926 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 274since 1915
Lafern over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lafern has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
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| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 |
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| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Lafern! It came in at #3,795, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1942–1946, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lafern is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Lafern in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Lafern
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1963
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1926 at #2,165 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 69,729
- Highest: 1 in 69,729 girls born in 1926 were named Lafern (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,251 girls born in 1963 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 41.2% of all girls named Lafern (113) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 36 | #3,024 (1918) | #3,667 |
| 1920s | 113 | #2,165 (1926) | #2,950 |
| 1930s | 85 | #2,340 (1938) | #3,227 |
| 1940s | 29 | #3,559 (1941) | #4,276 |
| 1950s | 5 | #5,828 (1955) | #5,828 |
| 1960s | 6 | #5,891 (1963) | #5,891 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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