Recorded 1979–2007 Girls' name Peak 1985 71 births

Laurabeth — girls' name

71 babies named Laurabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s491990s82000s8
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Laurabeth was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

13 babies were named Laurabeth in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Laurabeth between 1979 and 2007, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurabeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurabeth performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laurabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurabeth 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 71 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.

Laurabeth at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

71

Since 1979

29 years of records

Peak year

1985

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1979

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2007

Laurabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1979

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 200719901989198619851984198219801979 6

Laurabeth by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 69% of Laurabeth's all-time total
1970s61980s491990s82000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurabeth?
71 babies have been named Laurabeth since 1979. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1985 with 13 births.
When was Laurabeth most popular?
Laurabeth was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Laurabeth been used?
Laurabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 29 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Laurabeth?
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.

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, 1979–2007 (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.