Unisex name · since 1946
Laren
551 babies named Laren in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laren sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 551 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laren has been recorded 551 times among girls since 1946, 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 1946 to 2024.
- #11,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laren ranks #11,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laren's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Laren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laren's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (1985)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Laren popularity over time - boys
370 total births recorded since 1923 (Laren as boys' name)
Laren by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (202 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Laren's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Laren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 202 births (37% of all-time use).
How Laren 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 Laren's total volume
Laren by state
Where Laren concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
11 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Laren's decade-level peak was the 1980s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Larens (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Laren 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.