Laurel
#734 for girls in 2025, 372 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
Given to girls 96.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 1,181 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 47,113since 1883
Laurel over time
Rank among girls' names. Laurel has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #734 | 372 | — | |
| 2024 | #729 | 387 | — | |
| 2023 | #715 | 394 | — | |
| 2022 | #709 | 415 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #637 | 465 | — | |
| 2020 | #685 | 415 | — | |
| 2019 | #728 | 388 | — | |
| 2018 | #620 | 484 | — | |
| 2017 | #597 | 504 | — | |
| 2016 | #643 | 459 | — | |
| 2015 | #768 | 369 | — | |
| 2014 | #813 | 340 | — | |
| 2013 | #866 | 297 | — | |
| 2012 | #967 | 262 | — | |
| 2011 | #922 | 282 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,063 | 233 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,059 | 241 | — | |
| 2008 | #981 | 272 | — | |
| 2007 | #937 | 288 | — | |
| 2006 | #849 | 316 | — | |
| 2005 | #782 | 332 | — | |
| 2004 | #740 | 355 | — | |
| 2003 | #656 | 404 | — | |
| 2002 | #674 | 375 | — | |
| 2001 | #627 | 399 | — | |
| 2000 | #562 | 463 | — | |
| 1999 | #566 | 444 | — | |
| 1998 | #507 | 497 | — | |
| 1997 | #510 | 474 | — | |
| 1996 | #608 | 376 | — | |
| 1995 | #567 | 407 | — | |
| 1994 | #510 | 488 | — | |
| 1993 | #561 | 426 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #607 | 374 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #542 | 432 | — | |
| 1990 | #531 | 447 | — | |
| 1989 | #461 | 526 | — | |
| 1988 | #454 | 493 | — | |
| 1987 | #481 | 447 | — | |
| 1986 | #449 | 482 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #402 | 561 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #428 | 491 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #464 | 436 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #431 | 507 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #446 | 481 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #449 | 477 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #467 | 431 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #557 | 313 | — | |
| 1977 | #537 | 337 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #531 | 330 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #548 | 313 | — | |
| 1974 | #507 | 343 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #449 | 416 | — | |
| 1972 | #416 | 466 | — | |
| 1971 | #423 | 494 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #382 | 622 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #369 | 631 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #317 | 753 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #415 | 506 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #444 | 444 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #405 | 524 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #416 | 544 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #355 | 717 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #358 | 700 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #345 | 757 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #333 | 790 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #312 | 874 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #287 | 965 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #255 | 1,123 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #241 | 1,181 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1955 | #276 | 982 | #1,572 | 24 |
| 1954 | #286 | 879 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #267 | 938 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #269 | 888 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #269 | 851 | #1,725 | 19 |
| 1950 | #282 | 758 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1949 | #293 | 694 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1948 | #291 | 687 | #1,817 | 17 |
| 1947 | #277 | 775 | #1,336 | 30 |
| 1946 | #283 | 678 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #298 | 530 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1944 | #378 | 349 | #1,400 | 23 |
| 1943 | #425 | 299 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #418 | 294 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #398 | 297 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #404 | 287 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #339 | 352 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #397 | 281 | #1,310 | 26 |
| 1937 | #597 | 127 | #1,233 | 29 |
| 1936 | #748 | 80 | #1,051 | 37 |
| 1935 | #646 | 102 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | #680 | 96 | #917 | 47 |
| 1933 | #650 | 102 | #1,078 | 37 |
| 1932 | #602 | 119 | #924 | 49 |
| 1931 | #586 | 127 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1930 | #580 | 139 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #566 | 146 | #1,055 | 42 |
| 1928 | #541 | 165 | #1,147 | 38 |
| 1927 | #466 | 223 | #822 | 66 |
| 1926 | #537 | 169 | #783 | 69 |
| 1925 | #631 | 135 | #1,121 | 39 |
| 1924 | #546 | 177 | #1,020 | 48 |
| 1923 | #486 | 202 | #924 | 55 |
| 1922 | #774 | 89 | #949 | 54 |
| 1921 | #935 | 63 | #950 | 55 |
| 1920 | #880 | 68 | #929 | 55 |
| 1919 | #984 | 53 | #1,321 | 29 |
| 1918 | #885 | 65 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #982 | 44 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1915 | #1,040 | 41 | #996 | 40 |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | #907 | 36 |
| 1913 | #981 | 30 | #1,075 | 22 |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #857 | 15 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | — | |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | — | |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #561 | 12 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Laurel! It came in at #561, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Laurel is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#165 · 1 in 534
- Idaho#190 · 1 in 695
- Massachusetts#213 · 1 in 1,320
- Utah#226 · 1 in 1,051
- Washington#242 · 1 in 1,231
Best ever in a state: #76 in North Dakota, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 534 |
| Idaho | #190 | 7 | 1 in 695 |
| Massachusetts | #213 | 32 | 1 in 1,320 |
| Utah | #226 | 10 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Washington | #242 | 20 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Wisconsin | #251 | 20 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Maine | #259 | 5 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Nebraska | #280 | 6 | 1 in 1,737 |
| Ohio | #289 | 47 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Oregon | #292 | 9 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Florida | #293 | 28 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Minnesota | #328 | 11 | 1 in 2,689 |
| Pennsylvania | #329 | 38 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Michigan | #337 | 31 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Missouri | #340 | 15 | 1 in 2,364 |
| California | #358 | 83 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Georgia | #361 | 17 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Colorado | #366 | 8 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Indiana | #366 | 15 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Kentucky | #370 | 9 | 1 in 2,887 |
| South Carolina | #410 | 7 | 1 in 2,935 |
| Illinois | #416 | 28 | 1 in 3,134 |
| Iowa | #426 | 5 | 1 in 4,177 |
| Virginia | #427 | 9 | 1 in 3,822 |
| Connecticut | #429 | 6 | 1 in 3,462 |
| New York | #434 | 46 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Arizona | #438 | 6 | 1 in 2,491 |
| Maryland | #468 | 6 | 1 in 4,203 |
| Alabama | #477 | 7 | 1 in 3,872 |
| Louisiana | #514 | 8 | 1 in 3,801 |
| New Jersey | #575 | 9 | 1 in 5,581 |
| Tennessee | #580 | 5 | 1 in 6,298 |
| Texas | #582 | 23 | 1 in 4,530 |
| North Carolina | #631 | 6 | 1 in 6,981 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Laurel
- 5 spots since 2024 (#729 → #734)
- 49 spots since 2020 (#685 → #734)
- 34 spots since 2015 (#768 → #734)
- Biggest jump: 374 spots in 1901 (#1,231 → #857)
- Biggest drop: 848 spots in 1895 (#744 → #1,592)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1956 at #241 (1,181 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1917–2008
- Highest: 1 in 1,700 girls born in 1956 were named Laurel (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,321 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.0% of all girls named Laurel (9,439) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #561 (1883) | #936 |
| 1890s | 98 | #744 (1894) | #1,067 |
| 1900s | 108 | #857 (1901) | #1,176 |
| 1910s | 366 | #885 (1918) | #1,051 |
| 1920s | 1,437 | #466 (1927) | #636 |
| 1930s | 1,525 | #339 (1939) | #583 |
| 1940s | 4,890 | #277 (1947) | #347 |
| 1950s | 9,439 | #241 (1956) | #274 |
| 1960s | 6,366 | #317 (1968) | #376 |
| 1970s | 4,065 | #382 (1970) | #482 |
| 1980s | 4,901 | #402 (1985) | #447 |
| 1990s | 4,365 | #507 (1998) | #551 |
| 2000s | 3,445 | #562 (2000) | #787 |
| 2010s | 3,618 | #597 (2017) | #799 |
| 2020s | 2,448 | #637 (2021) | #702 |
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.
Laurel in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,811 of them was named Laurel, which outranked 95.9% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 309,705 of them was named Laurel, which outranked 22.1% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,836Zan7
- #3,836Zeferino7
- #3,836Zoe7
- #4,230Laurel6
- #4,230Abbott6
- #4,230Abdon6
- #4,230Ade6
- #4,724Abelino5
- #4,724Abimael5
- #4,724Adolpho5
Tied with 493 names at #4,230; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.