Girls' name · since 1906
Lauraine
761 babies named Lauraine in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 761
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lauraine is the #15015 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 761 recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauraine has been recorded 761 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #15015 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #9,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,015 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 761 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauraine ranks #9,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,015 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 761 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 761
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lauraine's 761 recorded births place it above 87.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Lauraine compares
761 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lauraine's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lauraine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 761 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lauraine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lauraine splits its recorded history at 1944: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lauraine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Lauraine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (147 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Lauraine's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lauraine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
147 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
147 births
- 1960s
1960s
119 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 147 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lauraine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lauraine's total volume
Lauraine by state
Where Lauraine concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 64 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
64 of 761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lauraine's data
- Lauraine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lauraines (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lauraine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Lauraine 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.