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Worldwide Name Statistics

Laura

Ranked #66 - 1 in 14,231 people
US

Most common in

United States

562k bearers

World total

562,143

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#66

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States562k
Worldwide
~562k
rank #66
Rarity
1 in 14,231
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~562k in US

About the name Laura

There are an estimated 562,143 people named Laura alive worldwide today. That ranks Laura at #66 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Laura is held by approximately 562,143 people, ranking #66 among first names. That works out to roughly 169 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 590 U.S. residents).

Historically Laura is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Laura appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

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).

Show data table
  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 worldwide?

There are an estimated 562,143 people named Laura alive worldwide today, ranking #66 globally.

Is Laura a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 14,231 people. In the United States there are roughly 562,143 bearers, which is 1 in 590 Americans.

Is Laura a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Laura is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Laura come from?

Who are famous people named Laura?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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