Lafayette Sinks
There are approximately 1 people named Lafayette Sinks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lafayette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sinks. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Lafayette
2.5K
Alive today
Named Sinks
1.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.5K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1921
Average age: 53
Top Census group: Black or African American (76.5%)
Estimated bearers: 1.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #21,262
Per 100K: 0.42
Top ancestry: White (85.3%)
First name trend
Lafayette: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lafayette. The peak year was 1921 with 86 births. The average person named Lafayette today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lafayette
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lafayette, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 76.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lafayette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lafayette at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American76.5% · 1,510
- White14.2% · 280
- Two or more races5.1% · 100
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 65
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 9
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sinks surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sinks, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Sinks described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Sinks at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.3% · 1,071
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 74
- Two or more races3.7% · 47
- Black or African American3.1% · 39
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 9
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lafayette has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0007% of the US population, based on 2,487 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lafayette right now.
The surname Sinks appears at a rate of 0.42 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0004%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Lafayette Sinks. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Lafayette Sinks: questions and answers
How many people are named Lafayette Sinks?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Lafayette Sinks. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0007%) with the surname frequency (0.42 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lafayette Sinks?
We classify Lafayette Sinks as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lafayette a male or female name?
Lafayette is predominantly male. Out of 4,875 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Lafayette profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Lafayette Sinks?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.