Girls' name · since 1941
Lauri
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 11,063 babies named Lauri, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,063
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lauri currently ranks #12073 among girls' names in America, with 11,063 babies recorded since 1941.
Lauri has 11,063 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12073 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #1,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,073 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,063 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauri ranks #1,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,073 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,063 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,063
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lauri's 11,063 recorded births place it above 97.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lauri compares
11,063 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Lauri's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lauri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,063 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 717 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lauri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lauri's full recorded timeline at 1979, 8% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 92% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 717 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lauri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 717
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Lauri popularity over time - boys
183 total births recorded since 1912 (Lauri as boys' name)
Lauri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,561 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Lauri's strongest decade.
5,561 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lauri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 159
1940s
159 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,478 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,561 births
- 1970s 2,095
1970s
2,095 births
- 1980s 538
1980s
538 births
- 1990s 136
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,561 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lauri 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 Lauri's total volume
Lauri by state
Where Lauri concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,258 | 11.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 855 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 714 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 689 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 493 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 455 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 407 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 357 | 3.2% |
1,258 of 11,063 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Lauri appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lauri's data
- Lauri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,561 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lauris (1,258 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 Lauri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Lauri 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.