Recorded 1983–1990 Girls' name Peak 1986 29 births

Laroya — girls' name

29 babies named Laroya in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s5
1980s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Laroya was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laroya in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laroya

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Laroya between 1983 and 1990, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laroya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laroya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laroya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laroya 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 29 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.

Laroya at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

29

Since 1983

8 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1983

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1990

Laroya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1983

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 19901989198619851983 6

Laroya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 83% of Laroya's all-time total
1980s241990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laroya?
29 babies have been named Laroya since 1983. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Laroya most popular?
Laroya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Laroya been used?
Laroya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 8 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Laroya?
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, 1983–1990 (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.