Total births
58
Girls' name · since 1938
Laurelee
58 babies named Laurelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 58
- total births
- 1938–1967
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
58 girls have been named Laurelee since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Laurelee has 58 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1967.
- 58 total births
- 1938–1967 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
58 girls have been named Laurelee since 1938, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1967.
- 58
- total births
- 1938–1967
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Laurelee was born in this single decade.
1938
Single peak year
8 babies were named Laurelee in 1938 - its busiest year on record.
Laurelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laurelee's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laurelee at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
1938
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1938
Laurelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1967
- Peak year (1938)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Laurelee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Laurelee's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Laurelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 30 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Laurelee? ▼
Laurelee has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 8 babies were born in 1938, its single highest year.
When was Laurelee most popular? ▼
Laurelee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Laurelee been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Laurelee since 1938 -- 30 years through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Laurelee? ▼
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.
What to do with Laurelee's data
- Laurelee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Laurelee
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1938–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laurelee: Baby Name Since 1938 - 58 Births, Peak 1938." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laurelee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Laurelee 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 July 2026.