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

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Peak · girls
1960 · 10,143 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
166,488
since 1882

Laurie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #37, 1960girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,82260
2024#3,04753
2023#3,91138
2022#3,17151
2021#3,15751
2020#3,45044
2019#3,22249
2018#2,92856
2017#2,96455
2016#3,32648
2015#2,52471
2014#3,00556
2013#2,59768
2012#3,78241
2011#3,30349
2010#2,80362
2009#3,00057
2008#2,39780
2007#2,64769
2006#2,12791
2005#1,96997
2004#2,28676
2003#2,01989
2002#1,98488
2001#1,80798
2000#1,75999
1999#1,461118
1998#1,300137
1997#1,225146
1996#1,279135
1995#1,074166
1994#948196
1993#943200
1992#770269
1991#682314
1990#649345#8,1175
1989#521448
1988#478476
1987#431519
1986#391591
1985#311779
1984#291817
1983#247952#5,4846
1982#2201,185#5,6196
1981#2141,224#3,60111
1980#1951,335#5,5256
1979#1761,581#5,3556
1978#1691,613#3,8579
1977#1531,765#4,5827
1976#1372,038#2,94613
1975#1252,284#3,24611
1974#1162,555#2,35817
1973#1062,897#2,12419
1972#983,227#2,53414
1971#963,749#2,36616
1970#884,392#2,12518
1969#794,627#2,13016
1968#794,342#1,65023
1967#724,921#1,97416
1966#635,667#1,61323
1965#606,533#1,48327
1964#597,832#1,43530
1963#479,276#1,27937
1962#4210,675#1,40331
1961#4310,435#1,34935
1960#3710,143#1,46330
1959#567,535#1,36033
1958#706,734#1,55725
1957#736,543#1,63424
1956#766,207#1,36232
1955#914,954#1,50326
1954#984,290#1,59323
1953#1033,686#1,37830
1952#1153,271#1,34731
1951#1392,353#1,51924
1950#1941,391#1,18137
1949#2241,103#1,09741
1948#272805#1,32330
1947#273789#1,08145
1946#261769#1,27830
1945#285592#1,22729
1944#370361#1,15233
1943#459258#1,21432
1942#485232#1,19334
1941#521178#1,30026
1940#598135#1,57319
1939#574137#1,16831
1938#69399#1,17131
1937#75182#1,11934
1936#78075#1,14233
1935#83468#1,29527
1934#79471#94245
1933#1,08541#1,20230
1932#97952#1,19832
1931#1,06044#1,58920
1930#89465#1,21534
1929#1,03250#1,33928
1928#1,08548#1,29331
1927#1,02356#1,35030
1926#1,19841#1,05044
1925#1,32436#1,18436
1924#1,40934#1,04546
1923#1,12946#1,17737
1922#1,14445#1,59123
1921#1,14844#1,29632
1920#1,06249#1,41627
1919#1,36932#1,35128
1918#1,06147#1,37327
1917#1,07943#1,26429
1916#1,10041#1,17631
1915#1,09438#1,37224
1914#1,14728#1,44118
1913#1,17622#1,17319
1912#1,54013#1,09518
1911#1,24114
1910#1,03018#1,1938
1909#1,29011#1,1557
1908#97017#1,3735
1907#1,14212#1,2006
1906#1,15411
1905#1,6966
1904#1,8775
1903#1,4407
1902#1,2199#1,1375
1901#1,4666#1,0585
1900#1,05313#78511
1899#1,1818#1,0515
1898#1,7005
1897#1,2637
1896#95012#9826
1895#93212
1894#1,4855
1893#1,1757#7059
1892#1,0858
1891#79612
1890
1889#9508
1888#9598
1887#7889
1886#8977#8456
1885#1,0475
1884#7938
1883
1882#9085
1881
1880
First appearance
1882

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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedAKMaine: #188 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #125 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 622 girlsNHWashington: #103 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 441 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedIDMontana: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 869 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #142 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 741 girlsNDMinnesota: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 956 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsILWisconsin: #141 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 998 girlsWIMichigan: #169 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsMINew York: #142 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 710 girlsNYMassachusetts: #161 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedRIOregon: #120 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 578 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsSDIowa: #181 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsIAIndiana: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,250 girlsINOhio: #231 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsOHPennsylvania: #276 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsPANew Jersey: #170 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsNJConnecticut: #114 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 595 girlsCTCalifornia: #127 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 605 girlsCAUtah: #145 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 633 girlsUTColorado: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,850 girlsCONebraska: #187 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsNEMissouri: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,875 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,147 girlsVAMaryland: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNMKansas: #260 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedARTennessee: #463 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,281 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,561 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #421 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,195 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #455 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,344 girlsALGeorgia: #447 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,325 girlsGAHawaii: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsHITexas: #338 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,493 girlsTXFlorida: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#103 · 1 in 441
  2. Connecticut#114 · 1 in 595
  3. Oregon#120 · 1 in 578
  4. New Hampshire#125 · 1 in 622
  5. California#127 · 1 in 605

Best ever in a state: #2 in Vermont, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#103571 in 441
Connecticut#114291 in 595
Oregon#120261 in 578
New Hampshire#12581 in 622
California#1271871 in 605
Wisconsin#141371 in 998
New York#1422001 in 710
North Dakota#14291 in 741
Minnesota#145341 in 956
Utah#145131 in 633
Massachusetts#161371 in 1,208
Montana#16871 in 869
Michigan#169591 in 1,198
New Jersey#170361 in 1,179
Illinois#178681 in 1,262
Iowa#181201 in 1,364
Nebraska#187101 in 1,344
Maine#18881 in 1,142
South Dakota#20751 in 1,409
District of Columbia#21781 in 1,437
Ohio#231451 in 1,927
Hawaii#24051 in 1,055
Kansas#26081 in 2,247
Pennsylvania#276371 in 2,776
Colorado#32651 in 2,850
Texas#338381 in 2,493
Maryland#33961 in 3,743
Missouri#346101 in 3,875
Florida#35591 in 2,993
Indiana#40281 in 5,250
Louisiana#42181 in 4,195
Georgia#44781 in 5,325
Alabama#45571 in 5,344
Tennessee#46361 in 6,281
South Carolina#47351 in 5,561
Virginia#49951 in 7,147
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
Idaho
Kentucky
Mississippi
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1960 at #37 (10,143 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1954–1972
  • Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1934–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 184
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 44.7% of all girls named Laurie (74,451) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s50#788 (1887)#906
1890s76#796 (1891)#1,174
1900s97#970 (1908)#1,331
1910s296#1,030 (1910)#1,184
1920s449#1,023 (1927)#1,155
1930s734#574 (1939)#844
1940s5,222#224 (1949)#375
1950s46,964#56 (1959)#102
1960s74,451#37 (1960)#58
1970s26,101#88 (1970)#126
1980s8,326#195 (1980)#330
1990s2,026#649 (1990)#1,033
2000s844#1,759 (2000)#2,200
2010s555#2,524 (2015)#3,045
2020s297#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 1949

girls
#224
1,103 births · 1 in 1,551 girls
boys
#1,097
41 births · 1 in 43,267 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #224Laurie1,103

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #1,097Laurie41
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,551 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 96.3% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #221Vera1,114
  2. #222Carrie1,107
  3. #223Becky1,105
  4. #224Laurie1,103
  5. #225Harriet1,102
  6. #226Claire1,090
  7. #227Melinda1,073
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. 937Sharman#1,708#771
  2. 665Roseanna#1,422#757
  3. 483Shauna#1,173#690
  4. 293Jacalyn#1,116#823
  5. 267Sanjuana#1,185#918
Fallers
  1. 339Sandie#939#1,278
  2. 296Syble#955#1,251
  3. 272Shirleen#964#1,236
  4. 266Ginny#734#1,000
  5. 260Dina#861#1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 43,267 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 73.9% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #1,085Tex42
  2. #1,085Trent42
  3. #1,085Wayland42
  4. #1,097Laurie41
  5. #1,097Brant41
  6. #1,097Bryon41
  7. #1,097Godfrey41
  8. #1,110Angus40
  9. #1,110Author40
  10. #1,110Brenton40

Tied with 12 names at #1,097; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. 538Lannie#1,107#569
  2. 411Lenwood#1,296#885
  3. 338Robby#1,296#958
  4. 326Ocie#1,323#997
  5. 319Denzil#1,127#808
Fallers
  1. 473Loyal#989#1,462
  2. 446Rich#963#1,409
  3. 395Brock#733#1,128
  4. 376Baron#972#1,348
  5. 333Murry#989#1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949