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United States name statistics

Laura in United States

Estimated bearers

562,143

Country rank

#66

Per 100k

169

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Laura popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Laura, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 1,012
  2. 1881: 962
  3. 1882: 1,156
  4. 1883: 1,183
  5. 1884: 1,246
  6. 1885: 1,325
  7. 1886: 1,377
  8. 1887: 1,370
  9. 1888: 1,635
  10. 1889: 1,567
  11. 1890: 1,643
  12. 1891: 1,515
  13. 1892: 1,749
  14. 1893: 1,690
  15. 1894: 1,730
  16. 1895: 1,648
  17. 1896: 1,665
  18. 1897: 1,592
  19. 1898: 1,782
  20. 1899: 1,472
  21. 1900: 1,831
  22. 1901: 1,402
  23. 1902: 1,565
  24. 1903: 1,503
  25. 1904: 1,513
  26. 1905: 1,574
  27. 1906: 1,474
  28. 1907: 1,627
  29. 1908: 1,565
  30. 1909: 1,524
  31. 1910: 1,840
  32. 1911: 1,797
  33. 1912: 2,422
  34. 1913: 2,461
  35. 1914: 3,069
  36. 1915: 3,728
  37. 1916: 3,753
  38. 1917: 3,822
  39. 1918: 4,075
  40. 1919: 3,679
  41. 1920: 4,179
  42. 1921: 4,017
  43. 1922: 3,922
  44. 1923: 3,723
  45. 1924: 3,844
  46. 1925: 3,600
  47. 1926: 3,393
  48. 1927: 3,357
  49. 1928: 3,159
  50. 1929: 2,947
  51. 1930: 2,923
  52. 1931: 2,683
  53. 1932: 2,772
  54. 1933: 2,547
  55. 1934: 2,449
  56. 1935: 2,378
  57. 1936: 2,269
  58. 1937: 2,382
  59. 1938: 2,450
  60. 1939: 2,387
  61. 1940: 2,363
  62. 1941: 2,285
  63. 1942: 2,421
  64. 1943: 2,403
  65. 1944: 2,251
  66. 1945: 3,595
  67. 1946: 4,495
  68. 1947: 5,063
  69. 1948: 4,916
  70. 1949: 5,384
  71. 1950: 5,746
  72. 1951: 6,479
  73. 1952: 7,206
  74. 1953: 7,650
  75. 1954: 8,742
  76. 1955: 9,026
  77. 1956: 11k
  78. 1957: 12k
  79. 1958: 14k
  80. 1959: 15k
  81. 1960: 17k
  82. 1961: 18k
  83. 1962: 18k
  84. 1963: 19k
  85. 1964: 19k
  86. 1965: 16k
  87. 1966: 16k
  88. 1967: 16k
  89. 1968: 19k
  90. 1969: 18k
  91. 1970: 17k
  92. 1971: 14k
  93. 1972: 12k
  94. 1973: 10k
  95. 1974: 9,758
  96. 1975: 10k
  97. 1976: 11k
  98. 1977: 11k
  99. 1978: 11k
  100. 1979: 12k
  101. 1980: 13k
  102. 1981: 13k
  103. 1982: 13k
  104. 1983: 13k
  105. 1984: 15k
  106. 1985: 16k
  107. 1986: 14k
  108. 1987: 13k
  109. 1988: 12k
  110. 1989: 12k
  111. 1990: 11k
  112. 1991: 9,675
  113. 1992: 8,337
  114. 1993: 7,286
  115. 1994: 6,888
  116. 1995: 6,020
  117. 1996: 5,239
  118. 1997: 4,858
  119. 1998: 4,298
  120. 1999: 3,886
  121. 2000: 3,751
  122. 2001: 3,572
  123. 2002: 3,159
  124. 2003: 2,750
  125. 2004: 2,568
  126. 2005: 2,362
  127. 2006: 2,066
  128. 2007: 1,844
  129. 2008: 1,595
  130. 2009: 1,414
  131. 2010: 1,214
  132. 2011: 1,176
  133. 2012: 1,146
  134. 2013: 1,029
  135. 2014: 1,052
  136. 2015: 1,016
  137. 2016: 968
  138. 2017: 948
  139. 2018: 947
  140. 2019: 951
  141. 2020: 871
  142. 2021: 807
  143. 2022: 874
  144. 2023: 846
  145. 2024: 872
  146. 2025: 805

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Laura in United States?

An estimated 562,143 people in United States are named Laura. That works out to 1 in 590 residents.

Is Laura a common name in United States?

Laura ranks #66 among first names in United States.