Unisex name · since 1994

Laredo

19 babies named Laredo in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

19 boys have been named Laredo since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Laredo has 19 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2001.

  • #29,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laredo ranks #29,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Laredo's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Laredo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Laredo's full recorded timeline at 1996, 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 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Laredo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 199419962001 5

Laredo popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2002 (Laredo as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2002 5

Laredo by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).

1990s was Laredo's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Laredo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laredo? ▼
19 babies have been named Laredo since 1994. All-time, it sits at #29,430 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
Where does Laredo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laredo ranks #29,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Laredo most popular? ▼
Laredo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Laredo a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Laredo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 19 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Laredo been used? ▼
Laredo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 8 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Laredo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Larry, Lars, Laron, Larkin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Laredo's data

  • Laredo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Laredo

Nearby Names Like Laredo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Laredo

Larry Boy
#1084 807,588 births
Lars Boy
#1887 7,035 births
Laron Boy
#6177 5,193 births
Larkin Boy
#3380 2,521 births
Larson Boy
#2611 1,677 births

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Two nationwide peer axes for Laredo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2001 (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 Laredo 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.