Girls' name · since 1980
Lauralei
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Lauralei, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
121 girls have been named Lauralei since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lauralei recorded 121 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #25,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauralei ranks #25,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lauralei's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lauralei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lauralei's full recorded timeline at 2011, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lauralei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lauralei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Lauralei's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lauralei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Lauralei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Lauralei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Lauralei 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.