Girls' name · since 1979
Laurabeth
Laurabeth has 71 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Laurabeth since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laurabeth recorded 71 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2007.
- #30,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurabeth ranks #30,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laurabeth's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laurabeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laurabeth splits its recorded history at 1985: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laurabeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2007
- Peak year (1985)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Laurabeth by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Laurabeth's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Laurabeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laurabeth's data
- Laurabeth's decade-level peak was the 1980s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laurabeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1979–2007 (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 Laurabeth 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.