Girls' name · since 1890
Laurette
3,106 babies named Laurette in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,106
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,106 have been recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Laurette recorded 3,106 times among girls since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2015.
- #3,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,106 born since 1890
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurette ranks #3,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,106 born since 1890, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,106
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurette's 3,106 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Laurette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laurette's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laurette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2015
- Peak year (1956)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Laurette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (580 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Laurette's strongest decade.
580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Laurette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 68
1890s
68 births
- 1900s 124
1900s
124 births
- 1910s
1910s
370 births
- 1920s
1920s
565 births
- 1930s
1930s
340 births
- 1940s
1940s
353 births
- 1950s
1950s
580 births
- 1960s
1960s
493 births
- 1970s 129
1970s
129 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 580 births (19% of all-time use).
How Laurette 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 Laurette's total volume
Laurette by state
Where Laurette concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 379 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Maine | | 240 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New Hampshire | | 195 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 177 | 5.7% |
| #5 | California | | 131 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 14 | 0.5% |
379 of 3,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Laurette appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laurette's data
- Laurette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (580 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Laurettes (379 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laurette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1890–2015 (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 Laurette 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.