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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNHWashington: #281 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,320 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #262 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,514 girlsMNIllinois: #272 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsILWisconsin: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsWIMichigan: #301 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMINew York: #280 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsNYMassachusetts: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,882 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedRIOregon: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedINOhio: #483 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,117 girlsOHPennsylvania: #523 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,017 girlsPANew Jersey: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,287 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #262 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #445 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,065 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedHITexas: #812 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,620 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#206 · 1 in 1,540
  2. Oregon#207 · 1 in 1,498
  3. California#262 · 1 in 1,999
  4. Minnesota#262 · 1 in 2,514
  5. Illinois#272 · 1 in 2,596

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#20651 in 1,540
Oregon#20771 in 1,498
California#262391 in 1,999
Minnesota#262101 in 2,514
Illinois#272271 in 2,596
Massachusetts#279101 in 3,882
New York#280421 in 2,725
Washington#28181 in 2,320
New Jersey#293111 in 3,287
Michigan#301161 in 3,523
Wisconsin#32861 in 4,707
Virginia#44551 in 6,065
Ohio#48381 in 8,117
Pennsylvania#52391 in 10,017
Texas#81271 in 10,620
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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 1943

girls
#459
258 births · 1 in 5,408 girls
boys
#1,214
32 births · 1 in 44,603 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #459Laurie258

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #1,214Laurie32
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 5,408 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #456Angelina264
  2. #457Jeanie262
  3. #457Sonia262
  4. #459Laurie258
  5. #459Ruthann258
  6. #461Jannie257
  7. #461Jeannine257
  8. #463Freddie256

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 44,603 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 70.0% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #1,187Von33
  2. #1,187Weston33
  3. #1,187Willy33
  4. #1,214Laurie32
  5. #1,214Alice32
  6. #1,214Aloysius32
  7. #1,214Ansel32
  8. #1,240Arvel31
  9. #1,240Berton31
  10. #1,240Dwane31

Tied with 25 names at #1,214; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →