Baby names
How popular is the name Laura?
In 2025, 805 baby girls in the U.S. were named Laura, the 379th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1964, when 18,967 girls got the name. 801,811 girls have been named Laura since 1880. 2,579 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#379
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
805
girls named Laura
Peak year
1964
18,967 girls
Girls named Laura each year since 1880
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The numbers for Laura (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 805 |
| 2024 | 872 |
| 2023 | 846 |
| 2022 | 874 |
| 2021 | 807 |
| 2020 | 871 |
| 2019 | 951 |
| 2018 | 947 |
| 2017 | 948 |
| 2016 | 968 |
| 2015 | 1,016 |
| 2014 | 1,052 |
| 2013 | 1,029 |
| 2012 | 1,146 |
| 2011 | 1,171 |
| 2010 | 1,214 |
| 2009 | 1,414 |
| 2008 | 1,595 |
| 2007 | 1,844 |
| 2006 | 2,066 |
| 2005 | 2,356 |
| 2004 | 2,555 |
| 2003 | 2,750 |
| 2002 | 3,159 |
| 2001 | 3,563 |
| 2000 | 3,741 |
| 1999 | 3,878 |
| 1998 | 4,298 |
| 1997 | 4,851 |
| 1996 | 5,227 |
| 1995 | 6,008 |
| 1994 | 6,860 |
| 1993 | 7,262 |
| 1992 | 8,311 |
| 1991 | 9,644 |
| 1990 | 10,914 |
| 1989 | 11,740 |
| 1988 | 12,126 |
| 1987 | 13,033 |
| 1986 | 14,172 |
| 1985 | 16,002 |
| 1984 | 14,818 |
| 1983 | 13,199 |
| 1982 | 13,310 |
| 1981 | 13,292 |
| 1980 | 12,916 |
| 1979 | 11,880 |
| 1978 | 11,240 |
| 1977 | 11,318 |
| 1976 | 11,252 |
| 1975 | 10,311 |
| 1974 | 9,716 |
| 1973 | 10,344 |
| 1972 | 11,778 |
| 1971 | 13,875 |
| 1970 | 16,490 |
| 1969 | 17,922 |
| 1968 | 18,741 |
| 1967 | 15,819 |
| 1966 | 15,553 |
| 1965 | 16,218 |
| 1964 | 18,967 |
| 1963 | 18,514 |
| 1962 | 17,490 |
| 1961 | 17,901 |
| 1960 | 17,060 |
| 1959 | 14,528 |
| 1958 | 13,513 |
| 1957 | 12,181 |
| 1956 | 10,570 |
| 1955 | 9,008 |
| 1954 | 8,719 |
| 1953 | 7,628 |
| 1952 | 7,188 |
| 1951 | 6,466 |
| 1950 | 5,725 |
| 1949 | 5,384 |
| 1948 | 4,901 |
| 1947 | 5,051 |
| 1946 | 4,478 |
| 1945 | 3,589 |
| 1944 | 2,244 |
| 1943 | 2,391 |
| 1942 | 2,409 |
| 1941 | 2,274 |
| 1940 | 2,350 |
| 1939 | 2,376 |
| 1938 | 2,442 |
| 1937 | 2,363 |
| 1936 | 2,255 |
| 1935 | 2,358 |
| 1934 | 2,438 |
| 1933 | 2,536 |
| 1932 | 2,748 |
| 1931 | 2,669 |
| 1930 | 2,908 |
| 1929 | 2,936 |
| 1928 | 3,146 |
| 1927 | 3,338 |
| 1926 | 3,373 |
| 1925 | 3,588 |
| 1924 | 3,829 |
| 1923 | 3,710 |
| 1922 | 3,902 |
| 1921 | 3,998 |
| 1920 | 4,171 |
| 1919 | 3,663 |
| 1918 | 4,062 |
| 1917 | 3,807 |
| 1916 | 3,744 |
| 1915 | 3,723 |
| 1914 | 3,059 |
| 1913 | 2,454 |
| 1912 | 2,413 |
| 1911 | 1,790 |
| 1910 | 1,834 |
| 1909 | 1,524 |
| 1908 | 1,558 |
| 1907 | 1,621 |
| 1906 | 1,467 |
| 1905 | 1,566 |
| 1904 | 1,508 |
| 1903 | 1,503 |
| 1902 | 1,559 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 1900 | 1,824 |
| 1899 | 1,472 |
| 1898 | 1,768 |
| 1897 | 1,585 |
| 1896 | 1,665 |
| 1895 | 1,643 |
| 1894 | 1,730 |
| 1893 | 1,683 |
| 1892 | 1,744 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1890 | 1,634 |
| 1889 | 1,567 |
| 1888 | 1,624 |
| 1887 | 1,364 |
| 1886 | 1,372 |
| 1885 | 1,325 |
| 1884 | 1,246 |
| 1883 | 1,183 |
| 1882 | 1,151 |
| 1881 | 962 |
| 1880 | 1,012 |
Boys named Laura each year since 1880
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The numbers for Laura (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 28 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1990 | 44 |
| 1989 | 66 |
| 1988 | 58 |
| 1987 | 56 |
| 1986 | 57 |
| 1985 | 66 |
| 1984 | 63 |
| 1983 | 60 |
| 1982 | 63 |
| 1981 | 55 |
| 1980 | 55 |
| 1979 | 58 |
| 1978 | 37 |
| 1977 | 35 |
| 1976 | 46 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1974 | 42 |
| 1973 | 44 |
| 1972 | 41 |
| 1971 | 67 |
| 1970 | 53 |
| 1969 | 55 |
| 1968 | 57 |
| 1967 | 41 |
| 1966 | 33 |
| 1965 | 47 |
| 1964 | 41 |
| 1963 | 66 |
| 1962 | 42 |
| 1961 | 34 |
| 1960 | 33 |
| 1959 | 33 |
| 1958 | 23 |
| 1957 | 25 |
| 1956 | 21 |
| 1955 | 18 |
| 1954 | 23 |
| 1953 | 22 |
| 1952 | 18 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1950 | 21 |
| 1949 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1948 | 15 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1946 | 17 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1942 | 12 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1939 | 11 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1936 | 14 |
| 1935 | 20 |
| 1934 | 11 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1932 | 24 |
| 1931 | 14 |
| 1930 | 15 |
| 1929 | 11 |
| 1928 | 13 |
| 1927 | 19 |
| 1926 | 20 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1922 | 20 |
| 1921 | 19 |
| 1920 | 8 |
| 1919 | 16 |
| 1918 | 13 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | 7 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.