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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #34 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 135 girlsAKMaine: #8 for girls · 174 births · 1 in 57 girlsMEVermont: #2 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 38 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #16 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 74 girlsNHWashington: #27 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 112 girlsWAIdaho: #21 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 102 girlsIDMontana: #9 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 75 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #9 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 62 girlsNDMinnesota: #20 for girls · 363 births · 1 in 104 girlsMNIllinois: #42 for girls · 565 births · 1 in 182 girlsILWisconsin: #18 for girls · 484 births · 1 in 87 girlsWIMichigan: #31 for girls · 678 births · 1 in 121 girlsMINew York: #28 for girls · 1,236 births · 1 in 132 girlsNYMassachusetts: #20 for girls · 594 births · 1 in 86 girlsMARhode Island: #20 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 78 girlsRIOregon: #24 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 108 girlsORNevada: #33 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 105 girlsNVWyoming: #31 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 112 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #15 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 77 girlsSDIowa: #25 for girls · 245 births · 1 in 112 girlsIAIndiana: #62 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 250 girlsINOhio: #55 for girls · 441 births · 1 in 223 girlsOHPennsylvania: #44 for girls · 554 births · 1 in 188 girlsPANew Jersey: #37 for girls · 337 births · 1 in 169 girlsNJConnecticut: #22 for girls · 261 births · 1 in 91 girlsCTCalifornia: #45 for girls · 922 births · 1 in 188 girlsCAUtah: #16 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 110 girlsUTColorado: #37 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 150 girlsCONebraska: #33 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 119 girlsNEMissouri: #55 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 214 girlsMOKentucky: #114 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 489 girlsKYWest Virginia: #189 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsWVVirginia: #81 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 327 girlsVAMaryland: #63 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 242 girlsMDDelaware: #80 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 257 girlsDEArizona: #49 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 198 girlsAZNew Mexico: #81 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 281 girlsNMKansas: #54 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 218 girlsKSArkansas: #102 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 410 girlsARTennessee: #98 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 434 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #102 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 450 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #105 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 453 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 363 girlsDCOklahoma: #70 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 286 girlsOKLouisiana: #58 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 241 girlsLAMississippi: #106 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 419 girlsMSAlabama: #107 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 463 girlsALGeorgia: #85 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 336 girlsGAHawaii: #28 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 133 girlsHITexas: #59 for girls · 426 births · 1 in 260 girlsTXFlorida: #57 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 254 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#2 · 1 in 38
  2. Maine#8 · 1 in 57
  3. North Dakota#9 · 1 in 62
  4. Montana#9 · 1 in 75
  5. South Dakota#15 · 1 in 77

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#2901 in 38
Maine#81741 in 57
Montana#9831 in 75
North Dakota#91001 in 62
South Dakota#15871 in 77
New Hampshire#16751 in 74
Utah#16961 in 110
Wisconsin#184841 in 87
Massachusetts#205941 in 86
Minnesota#203631 in 104
Rhode Island#201001 in 78
Idaho#21591 in 102
Connecticut#222611 in 91
Oregon#241421 in 108
Iowa#252451 in 112
Washington#272481 in 112
Hawaii#28481 in 133
New York#281,2361 in 132
Michigan#316781 in 121
Wyoming#31231 in 112
Nebraska#331201 in 119
Nevada#33261 in 105
Alaska#34201 in 135
Colorado#371281 in 150
New Jersey#373371 in 169
Illinois#425651 in 182
Pennsylvania#445541 in 188
California#459221 in 188
Arizona#49781 in 198
Kansas#54911 in 218
Missouri#551991 in 214
Ohio#554411 in 223
Florida#571941 in 254
Louisiana#581581 in 241
Texas#594261 in 260
Indiana#621941 in 250
Maryland#631211 in 242
Oklahoma#70721 in 286
Delaware#80171 in 257
New Mexico#81411 in 281
Virginia#811231 in 327
Georgia#851301 in 336
Tennessee#98821 in 434
District of Columbia#100361 in 363
Arkansas#102431 in 410
North Carolina#1021061 in 450
South Carolina#105561 in 453
Mississippi#106591 in 419
Alabama#107721 in 463
Kentucky#114631 in 489
West Virginia#189151 in 1,075

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 1962

girls
#42
10,675 births · 1 in 184 girls
boys
#1,403
31 births · 1 in 66,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #42Laurie10,675

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #1,403Laurie31
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 184 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 99.4% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #39Christine11,196
  2. #40Theresa11,061
  3. #41Jennifer10,977
  4. #42Laurie10,675
  5. #43Margaret10,075
  6. #44Jacqueline9,832
  7. #45Rhonda9,803
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 66,735 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 69.7% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #1,387Rondal32
  2. #1,387Ronn32
  3. #1,387Rudolf32
  4. #1,403Laurie31
  5. #1,403Caesar31
  6. #1,403Christine31
  7. #1,403Chucky31
  8. #1,423Amador30
  9. #1,423Candido30
  10. #1,423Cardell30

Tied with 19 names at #1,403; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →