Girls' name · since 1918
Laural
1,058 babies named Laural in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,058
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laural sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,058 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laural has been recorded 1,058 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2012.
- #7,215 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,058 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laural ranks #7,215 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,058 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,058
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laural's 1,058 recorded births place it above 90.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Laural's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laural's full recorded timeline at 1969, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laural popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2012
- Peak year (1957)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Laural by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (253 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Laural's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Laural births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
140 births
- 1950s
1950s
253 births
- 1960s
1960s
239 births
- 1970s
1970s
128 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 253 births (24% of all-time use).
How Laural 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 Laural's total volume
Laural by state
Where Laural concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Washington | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
22 of 1,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Laural's data
- Laural's decade-level peak was the 1950s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laurals (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laural: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1918–2012 (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 Laural 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.