Girls' name · since 1917
Laurell
Laurell has 381 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 381 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurell has been recorded 381 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. 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 2019.
- #13,927 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 381 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurell ranks #13,927 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurell's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laurell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laurell splits its recorded history at 1963: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laurell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2019
- Peak year (1955)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Laurell popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1923 (Laurell as boys' name)
Laurell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (91 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Laurell's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Laurell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 91 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laurell's data
- Laurell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laurell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1917–2019 (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 Laurell 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.