Recorded 1917–2022 Girls' name Peak 1958 7,117 births

Laureen — girls' name

7,117 babies named Laureen in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s521930s1901940s7341950s22211960s23841970s5571980s4941990s2442000s1152010s922020s21
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Laureen was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

349 babies were named Laureen in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laureen

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,117 babies named Laureen between 1917 and 2022, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laureen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 349 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laureen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Laureen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,001 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Laureen in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laureen 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 7,117 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.

Laureen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

7,117

Since 1917

106 years of records

Peak year

1958

349 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1917

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2022

Laureen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1917

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1958)
349
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Laureen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,384 births that decade — 33% of Laureen's all-time total
1910s131920s521930s1901940s7341950s22211960s23841970s5571980s4941990s2442000s1152010s922020s21

Laureen by state

Where Laureen concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laureen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,001 14.1%
#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%
New York share of Laureen's total US births 14.1%
Even split

1,001 of 7,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Laureen appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laureen?
7,117 babies have been named Laureen since 1917. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1958 with 349 births.
When was Laureen most popular?
Laureen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,384 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Laureen most popular?
The top states for the name Laureen are New York (1,001 births), California (678 births), Massachusetts (526 births).
How long has the name Laureen been used?
Laureen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 106 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Laureen?
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, 1917–2022 (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.