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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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.
Where Laura is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#48 · 1 in 202
- Oregon#52 · 1 in 246
- Wyoming#58 · 1 in 184
- Mississippi#62 · 1 in 269
- Kentucky#70 · 1 in 329
Best ever in a state: #4 in Wyoming, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #48 | 116 | 1 in 202 |
| Oregon | #52 | 29 | 1 in 246 |
| Wyoming | #58 | 9 | 1 in 184 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 84 | 1 in 269 |
| Kentucky | #70 | 87 | 1 in 329 |
| Idaho | #74 | 15 | 1 in 285 |
| Oklahoma | #74 | 57 | 1 in 354 |
| Virginia | #77 | 76 | 1 in 325 |
| Georgia | #78 | 103 | 1 in 308 |
| North Carolina | #78 | 116 | 1 in 325 |
| Tennessee | #78 | 82 | 1 in 344 |
| Missouri | #79 | 71 | 1 in 394 |
| Alabama | #80 | 96 | 1 in 308 |
| Delaware | #81 | 5 | 1 in 319 |
| Utah | #83 | 14 | 1 in 358 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 53 | 1 in 361 |
| Montana | #89 | 13 | 1 in 329 |
| Texas | #89 | 146 | 1 in 412 |
| West Virginia | #89 | 45 | 1 in 421 |
| New Mexico | #91 | 18 | 1 in 326 |
| Maine | #92 | 17 | 1 in 362 |
| Vermont | #92 | 7 | 1 in 359 |
| South Carolina | #94 | 58 | 1 in 378 |
| Indiana | #96 | 52 | 1 in 517 |
| Kansas | #96 | 26 | 1 in 473 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 19 | 1 in 487 |
| Maryland | #98 | 29 | 1 in 448 |
| Florida | #102 | 38 | 1 in 390 |
| New Hampshire | #104 | 8 | 1 in 416 |
| Hawaii | #108 | 9 | 1 in 375 |
| Connecticut | #110 | 19 | 1 in 560 |
| Michigan | #110 | 78 | 1 in 561 |
| District of Columbia | #112 | 13 | 1 in 472 |
| Colorado | #113 | 20 | 1 in 454 |
| Pennsylvania | #115 | 131 | 1 in 573 |
| Massachusetts | #118 | 40 | 1 in 735 |
| New York | #118 | 152 | 1 in 590 |
| Ohio | #118 | 84 | 1 in 627 |
| Washington | #118 | 23 | 1 in 503 |
| California | #124 | 86 | 1 in 581 |
| New Jersey | #126 | 38 | 1 in 680 |
| Illinois | #133 | 73 | 1 in 771 |
| Iowa | #135 | 23 | 1 in 857 |
| Minnesota | #139 | 27 | 1 in 841 |
| South Dakota | #155 | 6 | 1 in 786 |
| Wisconsin | #157 | 19 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Arizona | #158 | 8 | 1 in 606 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 Laura
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1969 at #10 (17,922 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1969
- Top 100: 112 yrs · run 1945–2001
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 88
- 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
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 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 1940
girls
#108
2,350 births · 1 in 487 girls
boys
#1,983
13 births · 1 in 89,167 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 487 of them was named Laura, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Laura
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 89,167 of them was named Laura, which outranked 49.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Laura
- #1,894Wash14
- #1,894Wilbern14
- #1,894Willaim14
- #1,983Laura13
- #1,983Addie13
- #1,983Aldon13
- #1,983Alvester13
- #2,081Adron12
- #2,081Almer12
- #2,081Americo12
Tied with 97 names at #1,983; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.