Girls' name · since 1917
Laureen
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 7,127 babies named Laureen, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,127
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laureen currently ranks #9517 among girls' names in America, with 7,127 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laureen has been recorded 7,127 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #9517 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,517 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,127 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laureen ranks #2,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,127 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,127
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laureen's 7,127 recorded births place it above 97.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Laureen compares
7,127 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laureen's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laureen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,127 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 349 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laureen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laureen's full recorded timeline at 1972, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 349 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laureen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 349
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Laureen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,384 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Laureen's strongest decade.
2,384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Laureen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 190
1930s
190 births
- 1940s 734
1940s
734 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,221 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,384 births
- 1970s 557
1970s
557 births
- 1980s 494
1980s
494 births
- 1990s 244
1990s
244 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,384 births (33% of all-time use).
How Laureen 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 Laureen's total volume
Laureen by state
Where Laureen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,001 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 678 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 526 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 409 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 362 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 254 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 248 | 3.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 246 | 3.5% |
1,001 of 7,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Laureen appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laureen's data
- Laureen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,384 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Laureens (1,001 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Laureen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Laureen 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.