Boys' name · since 1886
Laban
596 babies named Laban in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 596
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laban is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 596 have been recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laban has been recorded 596 times among boys since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2021.
- #7,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 596 born since 1886
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laban ranks #7,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 596 born since 1886, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 596
- born since 1886
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laban's 596 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laban's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laban's full recorded timeline at 1979, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laban popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2021
- Peak year (1932)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Laban by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Laban's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Laban births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (15% of all-time use).
How Laban compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Laban's total volume
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What to do with Laban's data
- Laban's decade-level peak was the 2000s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laban: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laban draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.