Unisex name · since 1954
Laramie
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 1,813 babies named Laramie, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,089 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1954
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,813 babies have been named Laramie since 1954, making it today's #1089 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laramie has been recorded 1,813 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #1089 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #5,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,089 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,813 born since 1954
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laramie ranks #5,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,089 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,813 born since 1954, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,089 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,813
- born since 1954
- 2020s
- peak decade
Laramie's 1,813 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laramie compares
1,813 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laramie's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laramie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,813 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 226 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laramie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laramie splits its recorded history at 2000: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 226 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laramie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 226
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Laramie popularity over time - boys
1,192 total births recorded since 1932 (Laramie as boys' name)
Laramie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (917 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Laramie's strongest decade.
917 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Laramie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 126
1980s
126 births
- 1990s 303
1990s
303 births
- 2000s 158
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 264
2010s
264 births
- 2020s
2020s
917 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 917 births (51% of all-time use).
How Laramie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laramie's total volume
Laramie by state
Where Laramie concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 293 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 62 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Nebraska | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #7 | California | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.3% |
293 of 1,813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Laramie appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Laramies (293 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laramie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Laramie 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.