Girls' name · since 1918
Laurella
Laurella has 77 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Laurella since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurella has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1952.
- #30,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurella ranks #30,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Laurella's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laurella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laurella's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laurella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1952
- Peak year (1928)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Laurella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Laurella's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laurella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Laurella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laurella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1918–1952 (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 Laurella 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.