Recorded 1979–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 156 births

Laruen — girls' name

156 babies named Laruen in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s1201990s26
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Laruen was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

18 babies were named Laruen in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laruen

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Laruen between 1979 and 1998, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laruen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laruen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laruen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Laruen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laruen 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 156 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.

Laruen at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

156

Since 1979

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1979

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1998

Laruen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1979

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19981992198919871985198319801979 10

Laruen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
120 births that decade — 77% of Laruen's all-time total
1970s101980s1201990s26

Laruen by state

Where Laruen concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Laruen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.8%
#2 Texas
5 3.2%
California share of Laruen's total US births 3.8%
Even split

6 of 156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laruen?
156 babies have been named Laruen since 1979. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 18 births.
When was Laruen most popular?
Laruen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Laruen most popular?
The top states for the name Laruen are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Laruen been used?
Laruen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Laruen?
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, 1979–1998 (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.