Recorded 1968–2008 Girls' name Peak 1984 27 births

Laurah — girls' name

27 babies named Laurah in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Laurah since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

27
total births
1968–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Laurah was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Laurah in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurah

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Laurah between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laurah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurah 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 27 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.

Laurah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

27

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Laurah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Laurah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 44% of Laurah's all-time total
1960s51980s122000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurah?
27 babies have been named Laurah since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Laurah most popular?
Laurah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Laurah been used?
Laurah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Laurah?
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, 1968–2008 (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.