Girls' name · since 1945
Lauran
Lauran has 1,468 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,468
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,468 girls have been named Lauran since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lauran recorded 1,468 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2020.
- #5,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,468 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauran ranks #5,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,468 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,468
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lauran's 1,468 recorded births place it above 92.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lauran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lauran splits its recorded history at 1983: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lauran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2020
- Peak year (1989)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Lauran by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (438 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Lauran's strongest decade.
438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lauran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 103
1950s
103 births
- 1960s 125
1960s
125 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
438 births
- 1990s
1990s
415 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 438 births (30% of all-time use).
How Lauran 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 Lauran's total volume
Lauran by state
Where Lauran concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 62 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.5% |
62 of 1,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lauran appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lauran's data
- Lauran's decade-level peak was the 1980s (438 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laurans (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lauran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1945–2020 (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 Lauran 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.