Recorded 1913–2018 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,434 births

Laree — girls' name

1,434 babies named Laree in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s601920s1481930s1651940s1581950s2451960s2081970s1381980s1621990s962000s282010s26
1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Laree was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

34 babies were named Laree in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laree

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,434 babies named Laree between 1913 and 2018, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laree performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Laree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Idaho. In total, SSA state-level files list Laree in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laree in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,434 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laree at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,434

Since 1913

106 years of records

Peak year

1958

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1913

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2018

Laree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1913

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1958)
34
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Laree by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
245 births that decade — 17% of Laree's all-time total
1910s601920s1481930s1651940s1581950s2451960s2081970s1381980s1621990s962000s282010s26

Laree by state

Where Laree concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Laree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
135 9.4%
#2 California
32 2.2%
#3 Idaho
16 1.1%
Utah share of Laree's total US births 9.4%
Even split

135 of 1,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laree?
1,434 babies have been named Laree since 1913. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1958 with 34 births.
When was Laree most popular?
Laree was most popular in the 1950s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Laree most popular?
The top states for the name Laree are Utah (135 births), California (32 births), Idaho (16 births).
How long has the name Laree been used?
Laree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 106 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Laree?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.