Recorded 1952–2010 Girls' name Peak 1973 2,289 births

Laronda — girls' name

2,289 babies named Laronda in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1381960s5551970s8101980s5421990s2052000s322010s7
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Laronda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

104 babies were named Laronda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laronda

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,289 babies named Laronda between 1952 and 2010, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laronda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laronda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 810 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laronda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Laronda in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laronda 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 2,289 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.

Laronda at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

2,289

Since 1952

59 years of records

Peak year

1973

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1952

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2010

Laronda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1952

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1973)
104
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Laronda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
810 births that decade — 35% of Laronda's all-time total
1950s1381960s5551970s8101980s5421990s2052000s322010s7

Laronda by state

Where Laronda concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laronda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
225 9.8%
#2 Texas
159 6.9%
#3 Louisiana
77 3.4%
#4 Illinois
72 3.1%
#5 Florida
71 3.1%
#6 Michigan
50 2.2%
#7 Georgia
48 2.1%
#8 Ohio
35 1.5%
California share of Laronda's total US births 9.8%
Even split

225 of 2,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Laronda appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laronda?
2,289 babies have been named Laronda since 1952. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1973 with 104 births.
When was Laronda most popular?
Laronda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 810 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Laronda most popular?
The top states for the name Laronda are California (225 births), Texas (159 births), Louisiana (77 births).
How long has the name Laronda been used?
Laronda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 59 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Laronda?
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, 1952–2010 (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.