Unisex name · since 1914
Laurice
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,739 babies named Laurice, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,739
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,739 have been recorded since 1914.
Laurice has 1,739 recorded births among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 2006.
- #5,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,739 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurice ranks #5,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,739 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,739
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laurice's 1,739 recorded births place it above 92.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Laurice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laurice splits its recorded history at 1957: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laurice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2006
- Peak year (1954)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Laurice popularity over time - boys
280 total births recorded since 1903 (Laurice as boys' name)
Laurice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (289 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Laurice's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Laurice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
261 births
- 1930s
1930s
192 births
- 1940s
1940s
175 births
- 1950s
1950s
289 births
- 1960s
1960s
253 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 289 births (17% of all-time use).
How Laurice 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 Laurice's total volume
Laurice by state
Where Laurice concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 57 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
57 of 1,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Laurice's data
- Laurice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Laurices (57 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laurice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1914–2006 (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 Laurice 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.