Girls' name · since 1924
Lauren
Lauren has 475,577 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #68 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475,577
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
475,577 babies have been named Lauren since 1924, making it today's #401 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lauren recorded 475,577 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #401 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #68 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #401 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 475,577 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauren ranks #68 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #401 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 475,577 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #68 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475,577
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lauren's 475,577 recorded births place it above 99.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lauren compares
475,577 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lauren's all-time total is 1,265x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lauren | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 475,577 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21,065 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lauren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lauren splits its recorded history at 1981: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 21,065 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lauren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 21,065
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Lauren popularity over time - boys
5,818 total births recorded since 1884 (Lauren as boys' name)
Lauren by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (153,590 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Lauren's strongest decade.
153,590 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lauren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 2,180
1940s
2,180 births
- 1950s 8,471
1950s
8,471 births
- 1960s 12,466
1960s
12,466 births
- 1970s 21,827
1970s
21,827 births
- 1980s
1980s
145,161 births
- 1990s
1990s
153,590 births
- 2000s
2000s
97,162 births
- 2010s 28,905
2010s
28,905 births
- 2020s 5,793
2020s
5,793 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153,590 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lauren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lauren's total volume
Lauren by state
Where Lauren concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46,925 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38,745 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 37,254 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 26,398 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22,952 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 21,666 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 21,342 | 4.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 20,514 | 4.3% |
46,925 of 475,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lauren appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lauren's data
- Lauren's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153,590 total births); usage has since declined to 5,793 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laurens (46,925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Lauren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Lauren 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.