Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1966
Lauralea
Lauralea has 23 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 1966–1982
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Lauralea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1966.
Lauralea has 23 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1982.
- 23 total births
- 1966–1982 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Lauralea since 1966, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1982.
- 23
- total births
- 1966–1982
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Lauralea was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
8 babies were named Lauralea in 1982 - its busiest year on record.
Lauralea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lauralea's full recorded timeline at 1971, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lauralea at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1966
Lauralea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1982
- Peak year (1982)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Lauralea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Lauralea's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Lauralea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lauralea? ▼
Lauralea has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1982. 8 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
When was Lauralea most popular? ▼
Lauralea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lauralea been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lauralea since 1966 -- 17 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Lauralea? ▼
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.
What to do with Lauralea's data
- Lauralea's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1980s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lauralea
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1966–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lauralea: Baby Name Since 1966 - 23 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lauralea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lauralea 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 July 2026.