Recorded 1944–2014 Girls' name Peak 1948 116 births

Laurelyn — girls' name

116 babies named Laurelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

116 girls have been named Laurelyn since 1944, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2014.

116
total births
1944–2014
years on record
1940s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Laurelyn was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

15 babies were named Laurelyn in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Laurelyn between 1944 and 2014, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurelyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laurelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurelyn 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 116 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.

Laurelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

116

Since 1944

71 years of records

Peak year

1948

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1944

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2014

Laurelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1944

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1948)
15
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Laurelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
30 births that decade — 26% of Laurelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurelyn?
116 babies have been named Laurelyn since 1944. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1948 with 15 births.
When was Laurelyn most popular?
Laurelyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Laurelyn been used?
Laurelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 71 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Laurelyn?
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, 1944–2014 (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.