Girls' name · since 1962
Laranda
284 babies named Laranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laranda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 284 have been recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laranda has been recorded 284 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2011.
- #16,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 284 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laranda ranks #16,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laranda's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laranda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laranda's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laranda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2011
- Peak year (1982)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Laranda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (115 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Laranda's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Laranda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 115 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Laranda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laranda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1962–2011 (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 Laranda 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.