Girls' name · since 1979
Laruen
Laruen has 156 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laruen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 156 recorded since 1979.
Laruen has 156 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1998.
- #22,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 156 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laruen ranks #22,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laruen's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Laruen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laruen's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laruen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1998
- Peak year (1988)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Laruen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 77% of the file).
1980s was Laruen's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Laruen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (77% of all-time use).
Laruen by state
Where Laruen concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.2% |
6 of 156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Laruen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laruens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laruen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laruen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.