Recorded 1918–1988 Girls' name Peak 1961 106 births

Laurajean — girls' name

106 babies named Laurajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s161960s441970s191980s22
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Laurajean was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

9 babies were named Laurajean in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Laurajean between 1918 and 1988, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurajean performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laurajean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laurajean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurajean 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 106 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.

Laurajean at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

106

Since 1918

71 years of records

Peak year

1961

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1918

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1988

Laurajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1918

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1961)
9
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
45678910 1988198419701964196119581918 5

Laurajean by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
44 births that decade — 42% of Laurajean's all-time total
1910s51950s161960s441970s191980s22

Laurajean by state

Where Laurajean concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laurajean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.7%
New York share of Laurajean's total US births 4.7%

5 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurajean?
106 babies have been named Laurajean since 1918. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1961 with 9 births.
When was Laurajean most popular?
Laurajean was most popular in the 1960s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Laurajean most popular?
The top states for the name Laurajean are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Laurajean been used?
Laurajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 71 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Laurajean?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1988 (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.