US rank #12203 Girls' name Peak 1974 2,249 births

Lauralee — #12203 US girls' name

2,249 babies named Lauralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s541930s1581940s2961950s2661960s3911970s3501980s2921990s1842000s1202010s912020s34
#12203
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Lauralee was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

51 babies were named Lauralee in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lauralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,249 babies named Lauralee between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lauralee currently holds the #12203 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lauralee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lauralee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lauralee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lauralee 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 2,249 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.

Lauralee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,249

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1974

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#12,203

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lauralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
51
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Lauralee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
391 births that decade — 17% of Lauralee's all-time total
1910s131920s541930s1581940s2961950s2661960s3911970s3501980s2921990s1842000s1202010s912020s34

Lauralee by state

Where Lauralee concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lauralee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
102 4.5%
#2 New York
64 2.8%
#3 Michigan
24 1.1%
#4 Massachusetts
19 0.8%
#5 Illinois
11 0.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 0.4%
#7 Utah
10 0.4%
#8 New Jersey
6 0.3%
California share of Lauralee's total US births 4.5%
Even split

102 of 2,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lauralee?
2,249 babies have been named Lauralee since 1917. It currently ranks #12203 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 51 births.
When was Lauralee most popular?
Lauralee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Lauralee most popular?
The top states for the name Lauralee are California (102 births), New York (64 births), Michigan (24 births).
How long has the name Lauralee been used?
Lauralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lauralee?
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, 1917–2024 (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.