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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 795 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #134 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 658 girlsNHWashington: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,071 girlsWAIdaho: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsMNIllinois: #315 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,147 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsWIMichigan: #313 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,290 girlsMINew York: #241 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsNYMassachusetts: #189 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedRIOregon: #258 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,421 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: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsIAIndiana: #481 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,255 girlsINOhio: #279 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,974 girlsOHPennsylvania: #285 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsPANew Jersey: #301 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsNJConnecticut: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsCTCalifornia: #364 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsCAUtah: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsUTColorado: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsCONebraska: #183 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,250 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #318 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedDEArizona: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,874 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsKSArkansas: #266 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsARTennessee: #267 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #506 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,950 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsOKLouisiana: #231 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsLAMississippi: #187 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 921 girlsMSAlabama: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsALGeorgia: #277 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Laurie, so not publishedHITexas: #338 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,052 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#134 · 1 in 658
  2. Maine#166 · 1 in 795
  3. Nebraska#183 · 1 in 1,000
  4. Mississippi#187 · 1 in 921
  5. Massachusetts#189 · 1 in 1,094

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#13491 in 658
Maine#16681 in 795
Nebraska#183101 in 1,000
Mississippi#187161 in 921
Massachusetts#189321 in 1,094
Iowa#227131 in 1,327
Louisiana#231221 in 1,367
New York#241721 in 1,485
Idaho#24751 in 1,201
Kansas#248101 in 1,465
Oregon#258111 in 1,421
Minnesota#260161 in 1,784
Wisconsin#264171 in 1,803
Arkansas#26681 in 1,588
Tennessee#267161 in 1,736
Maryland#271141 in 1,723
Georgia#277211 in 1,766
Ohio#279351 in 1,974
Pennsylvania#285351 in 1,975
Connecticut#30181 in 2,129
New Jersey#301201 in 2,021
Alabama#307111 in 1,981
Michigan#313251 in 2,290
Illinois#315341 in 2,147
Virginia#318161 in 2,059
South Carolina#32091 in 1,981
Oklahoma#324101 in 2,012
Florida#333291 in 2,250
Missouri#338131 in 2,476
Texas#338651 in 2,052
California#364941 in 2,152
Utah#39261 in 2,391
Colorado#40281 in 2,745
Washington#44091 in 3,071
Kentucky#45751 in 4,250
Arizona#45981 in 2,874
Indiana#48181 in 4,255
North Carolina#50691 in 3,950
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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 1985

girls
#311
779 births · 1 in 2,209 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #311Laurie779
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,209 of them was named Laurie, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laurie
  1. #308Kristie783
  2. #308Leticia783
  3. #310Tia782
  4. #311Laurie779
  5. #312Leigh773
  6. #313Elisabeth771
  7. #314Aubrey770
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →