Recorded 1885–2016 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,004 births

Laurena — girls' name

1,004 babies named Laurena in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

11% of everyone ever named Laurena was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

16 babies were named Laurena in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurena

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,004 babies named Laurena between 1885 and 2016, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Laurena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laurena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurena 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 1,004 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.

Laurena at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,004

Since 1885

132 years of records

Peak year

1920

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1885

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2016

Laurena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1885

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1920)
16
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Laurena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
106 births that decade — 11% of Laurena's all-time total
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Laurena by state

Where Laurena concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laurena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 1.5%
California share of Laurena's total US births 1.5%

15 of 1,004 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurena?
1,004 babies have been named Laurena since 1885. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1920 with 16 births.
When was Laurena most popular?
Laurena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Laurena most popular?
The top states for the name Laurena are California (15 births).
How long has the name Laurena been used?
Laurena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 132 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Laurena?
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, 1885–2016 (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.