Laura
#379 for girls in 2025, 805 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 17,922 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,012 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 112 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 801,811since 1880
Laura over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #379 | 805 | — | |
| 2024 | #357 | 872 | — | |
| 2023 | #362 | 846 | — | |
| 2022 | #363 | 874 | — | |
| 2021 | #389 | 807 | — | |
| 2020 | #356 | 871 | — | |
| 2019 | #337 | 951 | — | |
| 2018 | #339 | 947 | — | |
| 2017 | #339 | 948 | — | |
| 2016 | #345 | 968 | — | |
| 2015 | #320 | 1,016 | — | |
| 2014 | #315 | 1,052 | — | |
| 2013 | #314 | 1,029 | — | |
| 2012 | #279 | 1,146 | — | |
| 2011 | #273 | 1,171 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #271 | 1,214 | — | |
| 2009 | #234 | 1,414 | — | |
| 2008 | #215 | 1,595 | — | |
| 2007 | #183 | 1,844 | — | |
| 2006 | #172 | 2,066 | — | |
| 2005 | #146 | 2,356 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #129 | 2,555 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #124 | 2,750 | — | |
| 2002 | #105 | 3,159 | — | |
| 2001 | #86 | 3,563 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #85 | 3,741 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #81 | 3,878 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #74 | 4,298 | — | |
| 1997 | #66 | 4,851 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #66 | 5,227 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #55 | 6,008 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #46 | 6,860 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1993 | #43 | 7,262 | #2,865 | 24 |
| 1992 | #38 | 8,311 | #2,670 | 26 |
| 1991 | #35 | 9,644 | #2,295 | 31 |
| 1990 | #29 | 10,914 | #1,780 | 44 |
| 1989 | #25 | 11,740 | #1,349 | 66 |
| 1988 | #23 | 12,126 | #1,355 | 58 |
| 1987 | #22 | 13,033 | #1,316 | 56 |
| 1986 | #20 | 14,172 | #1,286 | 57 |
| 1985 | #14 | 16,002 | #1,147 | 66 |
| 1984 | #19 | 14,818 | #1,144 | 63 |
| 1983 | #23 | 13,199 | #1,166 | 60 |
| 1982 | #22 | 13,310 | #1,150 | 63 |
| 1981 | #21 | 13,292 | #1,236 | 55 |
| 1980 | #21 | 12,916 | #1,238 | 55 |
| 1979 | #20 | 11,880 | #1,193 | 58 |
| 1978 | #19 | 11,240 | #1,537 | 37 |
| 1977 | #20 | 11,318 | #1,571 | 35 |
| 1976 | #20 | 11,252 | #1,304 | 46 |
| 1975 | #20 | 10,311 | #1,630 | 31 |
| 1974 | #21 | 9,716 | #1,311 | 42 |
| 1973 | #19 | 10,344 | #1,238 | 44 |
| 1972 | #17 | 11,778 | #1,307 | 41 |
| 1971 | #16 | 13,875 | #990 | 67 |
| 1970 | #13 | 16,490 | #1,132 | 53 |
| 1969 | #10 | 17,922 | #1,042 | 55 |
| 1968 | #11 | 18,741 | #968 | 57 |
| 1967 | #15 | 15,819 | #1,165 | 41 |
| 1966 | #19 | 15,553 | #1,327 | 33 |
| 1965 | #17 | 16,218 | #1,081 | 47 |
| 1964 | #14 | 18,967 | #1,199 | 41 |
| 1963 | #16 | 18,514 | #921 | 66 |
| 1962 | #21 | 17,490 | #1,204 | 42 |
| 1961 | #21 | 17,901 | #1,368 | 34 |
| 1960 | #25 | 17,060 | #1,382 | 33 |
| 1959 | #30 | 14,528 | #1,360 | 33 |
| 1958 | #29 | 13,513 | #1,644 | 23 |
| 1957 | #31 | 12,181 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #34 | 10,570 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #41 | 9,008 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #45 | 8,719 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #51 | 7,628 | #1,630 | 22 |
| 1952 | #53 | 7,188 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #60 | 6,466 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #63 | 5,725 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1949 | #65 | 5,384 | — | |
| 1948 | #73 | 4,901 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #74 | 5,051 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #75 | 4,478 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #77 | 3,589 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #119 | 2,244 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #117 | 2,391 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #115 | 2,409 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #115 | 2,274 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #108 | 2,350 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #107 | 2,376 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #108 | 2,442 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #105 | 2,363 | #1,576 | 19 |
| 1936 | #106 | 2,255 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #101 | 2,358 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #96 | 2,438 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #91 | 2,536 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #88 | 2,748 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1931 | #89 | 2,669 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #89 | 2,908 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #90 | 2,936 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #83 | 3,146 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #81 | 3,338 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #81 | 3,373 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #75 | 3,588 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #72 | 3,829 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #73 | 3,710 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #68 | 3,902 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #71 | 3,998 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #63 | 4,171 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #71 | 3,663 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #64 | 4,062 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #65 | 3,807 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #64 | 3,744 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #61 | 3,723 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #59 | 3,059 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #62 | 2,454 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #57 | 2,413 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #57 | 1,790 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #53 | 1,834 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #55 | 1,524 | — | |
| 1908 | #52 | 1,558 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #51 | 1,621 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #52 | 1,467 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #49 | 1,566 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #47 | 1,508 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #43 | 1,503 | — | |
| 1902 | #43 | 1,559 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #44 | 1,402 | — | |
| 1900 | #45 | 1,824 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #43 | 1,472 | — | |
| 1898 | #38 | 1,768 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #39 | 1,585 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #37 | 1,665 | — | |
| 1895 | #36 | 1,643 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #32 | 1,730 | — | |
| 1893 | #31 | 1,683 | #836 | 7 |
| 1892 | #29 | 1,744 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #29 | 1,509 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #27 | 1,634 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #25 | 1,567 | — | |
| 1888 | #25 | 1,624 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #22 | 1,364 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #22 | 1,372 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #21 | 1,325 | — | |
| 1884 | #21 | 1,246 | — | |
| 1883 | #19 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1882 | #17 | 1,151 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #19 | 962 | — | |
| 1880 | #17 | 1,012 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Laura was already there! It came in at #17, and was given to 1,012 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2011–2025, when fewer than 1,200 girls a year got the name.
See more about Laura
- 22 spots since 2024 (#357 → #379)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#356 → #379)
- 59 spots since 2015 (#320 → #379)
- Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1945 (#119 → #77)
- Biggest drop: 37 spots in 2010 (#234 → #271)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1969 at #10 (17,922 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1969
- Top 100: 112 yrs · run 1945–2001
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 88 girls born in 1968 were named Laura (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,997 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #10 in 1969, was only 1 in 94 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.7% of all girls named Laura (174,185) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #17 (1882) → #119 (1944) → #10 (1969)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12,806 | #17 (1882) | #21 |
| 1890s | 16,433 | #27 (1890) | #34 |
| 1900s | 15,532 | #43 (1902) | #48 |
| 1910s | 30,549 | #53 (1910) | #61 |
| 1920s | 35,991 | #63 (1920) | #76 |
| 1930s | 25,093 | #88 (1932) | #98 |
| 1940s | 35,071 | #65 (1949) | #94 |
| 1950s | 95,526 | #29 (1958) | #44 |
| 1960s | 174,185 | #10 (1969) | #17 |
| 1970s | 118,204 | #13 (1970) | #19 |
| 1980s | 134,608 | #14 (1985) | #21 |
| 1990s | 67,253 | #29 (1990) | #53 |
| 2000s | 25,043 | #85 (2000) | #148 |
| 2010s | 10,442 | #271 (2010) | #313 |
| 2020s | 5,075 | #356 (2020) | #368 |
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.
Laura in 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 141 of them was named Laura, which outranked 99.8% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 50,366 of them was named Laura, which outranked 74.3% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,593Walton32
- #1,593Willy32
- #1,593Winfred32
- #1,630Laura31
- #1,630Antonino31
- #1,630Arlen31
- #1,630Ashton31
- #1,658Anselmo30
- #1,658Arlando30
- #1,658Arnaldo30
Tied with 27 names at #1,630; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.