NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Laura Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Laura: every year it appeared on the national list since 1882, with 2,579 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,579
Peak year
1971 #993
Years on the list
111
10-year trend
-73.7%

In the 1970s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1882–2011

YearBirthsRank
198966#1354
199044#1797
199131#2323
199226#2715
199324#2910
199428#2659
199512#4989
199612#5067
19977#7777
19998#7565
200010#6631
20019#7260
200413#6009
20056#10922
20115#13523

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1971

TX
15
MI
5

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