Recorded 1966–1989 Girls' name Peak 1987 207 births

Larua — girls' name

207 babies named Larua in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s641980s117
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Larua was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

19 babies were named Larua in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Larua

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Larua between 1966 and 1989, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Larua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Larua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Larua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Larua 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 207 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.

Larua at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

207

Since 1966

24 years of records

Peak year

1987

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1966

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1989

Larua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1966

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
19
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 19891985198219791976197319691966 6

Larua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 57% of Larua's all-time total
1960s261970s641980s117

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Larua?
207 babies have been named Larua since 1966. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 19 births.
When was Larua most popular?
Larua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Larua been used?
Larua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 24 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Larua?
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, 1966–1989 (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.