Girls' name · since 1947
Laurey
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Laurey, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
236 girls have been named Laurey since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Laurey has 236 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1988.
- #18,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurey ranks #18,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #18,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurey's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Laurey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laurey's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laurey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1988
- Peak year (1955)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Laurey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (114 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Laurey's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Laurey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 114 births (48% of all-time use).
Laurey by state
Where Laurey concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 3.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
7 of 236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Laurey's data
- Laurey's decade-level peak was the 1950s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laureys (7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laurey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1947–1988 (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 Laurey 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.