Recorded 2004–2022 Girls' name Peak 2015 66 births

Laurelei — girls' name

66 babies named Laurelei in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s362020s6

The verdict

66 girls have been named Laurelei since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

66
total births
2004–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Laurelei was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Laurelei in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurelei

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Laurelei between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurelei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurelei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laurelei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurelei 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 66 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.

Laurelei at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

66

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Laurelei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Laurelei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
36 births that decade — 55% of Laurelei's all-time total
2000s242010s362020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurelei?
66 babies have been named Laurelei since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Laurelei most popular?
Laurelei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Laurelei been used?
Laurelei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Laurelei?
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.

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, 2004–2022 (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.