Laughlin vs Laurence

Side-by-side comparison of Laughlin and Laurence — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Laughlin

Boy name

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Name B

Laurence

Boy name · Rank #2184

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Metric Laughlin Laurence
Current Rank Unranked #2184
Total Births (all years) 17 39,627
Peak Year 2016 1952
Peak Year Births 6 845
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2015 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Laughlin Laurence
1880ss — 303
1890ss — 548
1900ss — 778
1910ss — 3,714
1920ss — 5,750
1930ss — 4,808
1940ss — 6,670
1950ss — 6,889
1960ss — 4,216
1970ss — 1,938
1980ss — 1,403
1990ss — 1,073
2000ss — 661
2010ss 11 554
2020ss 6 322

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Laughlin Laurence
2014 — 59
2015 5 60
2016 6 56
2017 — 72
2018 — 61
2019 — 61
2020 — 72
2021 6 62
2022 — 54
2023 — 68
2024 — 66

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2015–2021.

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