Laurie
#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1960 · 10,143 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 166,488since 1882
Laurie 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 | #2,822 | 60 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,047 | 53 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,171 | 51 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,157 | 51 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,450 | 44 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,222 | 49 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,928 | 56 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,964 | 55 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,326 | 48 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,524 | 71 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,005 | 56 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,597 | 68 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,303 | 49 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,803 | 62 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,000 | 57 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,397 | 80 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,647 | 69 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,127 | 91 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,969 | 97 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,286 | 76 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,019 | 89 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,984 | 88 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,807 | 98 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,759 | 99 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,461 | 118 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,300 | 137 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,225 | 146 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,279 | 135 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,074 | 166 | — | |
| 1994 | #948 | 196 | — | |
| 1993 | #943 | 200 | — | |
| 1992 | #770 | 269 | — | |
| 1991 | #682 | 314 | — | |
| 1990 | #649 | 345 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #521 | 448 | — | |
| 1988 | #478 | 476 | — | |
| 1987 | #431 | 519 | — | |
| 1986 | #391 | 591 | — | |
| 1985 | #311 | 779 | — | |
| 1984 | #291 | 817 | — | |
| 1983 | #247 | 952 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #220 | 1,185 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #214 | 1,224 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #195 | 1,335 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #176 | 1,581 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #169 | 1,613 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #153 | 1,765 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #137 | 2,038 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #125 | 2,284 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #116 | 2,555 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #106 | 2,897 | #2,124 | 19 |
| 1972 | #98 | 3,227 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #96 | 3,749 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #88 | 4,392 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #79 | 4,627 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #79 | 4,342 | #1,650 | 23 |
| 1967 | #72 | 4,921 | #1,974 | 16 |
| 1966 | #63 | 5,667 | #1,613 | 23 |
| 1965 | #60 | 6,533 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #59 | 7,832 | #1,435 | 30 |
| 1963 | #47 | 9,276 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1962 | #42 | 10,675 | #1,403 | 31 |
| 1961 | #43 | 10,435 | #1,349 | 35 |
| 1960 | #37 | 10,143 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1959 | #56 | 7,535 | #1,360 | 33 |
| 1958 | #70 | 6,734 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #73 | 6,543 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1956 | #76 | 6,207 | #1,362 | 32 |
| 1955 | #91 | 4,954 | #1,503 | 26 |
| 1954 | #98 | 4,290 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #103 | 3,686 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1952 | #115 | 3,271 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | #139 | 2,353 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #194 | 1,391 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1949 | #224 | 1,103 | #1,097 | 41 |
| 1948 | #272 | 805 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #273 | 789 | #1,081 | 45 |
| 1946 | #261 | 769 | #1,278 | 30 |
| 1945 | #285 | 592 | #1,227 | 29 |
| 1944 | #370 | 361 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1943 | #459 | 258 | #1,214 | 32 |
| 1942 | #485 | 232 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #521 | 178 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #598 | 135 | #1,573 | 19 |
| 1939 | #574 | 137 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #693 | 99 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #751 | 82 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #780 | 75 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #834 | 68 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #794 | 71 | #942 | 45 |
| 1933 | #1,085 | 41 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | #979 | 52 | #1,198 | 32 |
| 1931 | #1,060 | 44 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 | #1,215 | 34 |
| 1929 | #1,032 | 50 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #1,085 | 48 | #1,293 | 31 |
| 1927 | #1,023 | 56 | #1,350 | 30 |
| 1926 | #1,198 | 41 | #1,050 | 44 |
| 1925 | #1,324 | 36 | #1,184 | 36 |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | #1,045 | 46 |
| 1923 | #1,129 | 46 | #1,177 | 37 |
| 1922 | #1,144 | 45 | #1,591 | 23 |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,062 | 49 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | #1,061 | 47 | #1,373 | 27 |
| 1917 | #1,079 | 43 | #1,264 | 29 |
| 1916 | #1,100 | 41 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1915 | #1,094 | 38 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #1,173 | 19 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Laurie! It came in at #908, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Laurie is popular in 1946
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#118 · 1 in 532
- Connecticut#137 · 1 in 881
- Washington#146 · 1 in 771
- California#150 · 1 in 788
- Wisconsin#151 · 1 in 1,172
Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #118 | 24 | 1 in 532 |
| Connecticut | #137 | 20 | 1 in 881 |
| Washington | #146 | 29 | 1 in 771 |
| California | #150 | 126 | 1 in 788 |
| Wisconsin | #151 | 28 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Minnesota | #156 | 27 | 1 in 1,098 |
| New York | #160 | 141 | 1 in 940 |
| Massachusetts | #169 | 33 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Michigan | #175 | 52 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Hawaii | #182 | 7 | 1 in 682 |
| Maine | #184 | 7 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Illinois | #186 | 59 | 1 in 1,325 |
| District of Columbia | #202 | 8 | 1 in 1,335 |
| New Jersey | #206 | 25 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Nebraska | #255 | 5 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Iowa | #266 | 9 | 1 in 2,719 |
| Virginia | #307 | 11 | 1 in 2,937 |
| Ohio | #309 | 23 | 1 in 3,342 |
| Florida | #330 | 9 | 1 in 2,707 |
| Oklahoma | #351 | 7 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Maryland | #356 | 5 | 1 in 4,214 |
| Indiana | #369 | 8 | 1 in 4,709 |
| Missouri | #384 | 8 | 1 in 4,585 |
| Pennsylvania | #423 | 15 | 1 in 6,617 |
| Tennessee | #445 | 6 | 1 in 6,013 |
| Georgia | #468 | 7 | 1 in 5,645 |
| Mississippi | #481 | 5 | 1 in 5,310 |
| Texas | #518 | 17 | 1 in 4,886 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Laurie
- 225 spots since 2024 (#3,047 → #2,822)
- 628 spots since 2020 (#3,450 → #2,822)
- 298 spots since 2015 (#2,524 → #2,822)
- Biggest jump: 553 spots in 1895 (#1,485 → #932)
- Biggest drop: 320 spots in 1909 (#970 → #1,290)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1960 at #37 (10,143 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1954–1972
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1934–1994
- Highest: 1 in 184 girls born in 1962 were named Laurie (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #37 in 1960, was only 1 in 199 (0.50%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 44.7% of all girls named Laurie (74,451) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #788 (1887) | #906 |
| 1890s | 76 | #796 (1891) | #1,174 |
| 1900s | 97 | #970 (1908) | #1,331 |
| 1910s | 296 | #1,030 (1910) | #1,184 |
| 1920s | 449 | #1,023 (1927) | #1,155 |
| 1930s | 734 | #574 (1939) | #844 |
| 1940s | 5,222 | #224 (1949) | #375 |
| 1950s | 46,964 | #56 (1959) | #102 |
| 1960s | 74,451 | #37 (1960) | #58 |
| 1970s | 26,101 | #88 (1970) | #126 |
| 1980s | 8,326 | #195 (1980) | #330 |
| 1990s | 2,026 | #649 (1990) | #1,033 |
| 2000s | 844 | #1,759 (2000) | #2,200 |
| 2010s | 555 | #2,524 (2015) | #3,045 |
| 2020s | 297 | #2,822 (2025) | #3,260 |
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.
Laurie in 1946
Top girls' names in 1946
Top boys' names in 1946
More about 1946
girls
1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 2,043 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 54,134 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 68.2% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,257Murry31
- #1,257Ransom31
- #1,257Reece31
- #1,278Laurie30
- #1,278Arch30
- #1,278Arlo30
- #1,278Donell30
- #1,299Barron29
- #1,299Burley29
- #1,299Chesley29
Tied with 20 names at #1,278; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.