Recorded 1971–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 123 births

Laronica — girls' name

123 babies named Laronica in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s491990s32
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Laronica was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

12 babies were named Laronica in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laronica

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Laronica between 1971 and 1993, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laronica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laronica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laronica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laronica 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 123 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.

Laronica at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

123

Since 1971

23 years of records

Peak year

1986

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1971

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1993

Laronica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1971

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 1993199019861980197719731971 5

Laronica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 40% of Laronica's all-time total
1970s421980s491990s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laronica?
123 babies have been named Laronica since 1971. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 12 births.
When was Laronica most popular?
Laronica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Laronica been used?
Laronica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 23 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Laronica?
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.

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, 1971–1993 (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.