Total births
33
Girls' name · since 1949
Launie
Launie has 33 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 33
- total births
- 1949–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Launie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1949.
Launie has 33 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1969.
- 33 total births
- 1949–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
33 girls have been named Launie since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 33
- total births
- 1949–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Launie was born in this single decade.
1949
Single peak year
6 babies were named Launie in 1949 - its busiest year on record.
Launie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Launie's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Launie at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1949
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Launie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1969
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Launie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Launie's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Launie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Launie? ▼
Since 1949, Social Security records show 33 babies named Launie. The most recent recorded year was 1969. Its busiest year on record was 1949, with 6 births.
When was Launie most popular? ▼
Launie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Launie been used? ▼
Launie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 21 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Launie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laura, Lauren, Laurie, Laurel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1949–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Launie: Baby Name Since 1949 - 33 Births, Peak 1949." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/launie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Launie 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 July 2026.