Girls' name · since 1882
Laurie
Laurie has 166,488 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 166,488
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laurie is the #2825 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 166,488 recorded since 1882.
Laurie has 166,488 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2825 as of the latest data, more common than 84% 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 1882 to 2025.
- #238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,825 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 166,488 born since 1882
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurie ranks #238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,825 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 166,488 born since 1882, peaking in the 1960s.
- #238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 166,488
- born since 1882
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laurie's 166,488 recorded births place it above 99.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Laurie compares
166,488 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Laurie's all-time total is 443x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laurie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 166,488 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,675 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laurie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laurie's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 10,675, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laurie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 10,675
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Laurie popularity over time - boys
1,954 total births recorded since 1886 (Laurie as boys' name)
Laurie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (74,451 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Laurie's strongest decade.
74,451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laurie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 76
1890s
76 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s 296
1910s
296 births
- 1920s 449
1920s
449 births
- 1930s 734
1930s
734 births
- 1940s 5,222
1940s
5,222 births
- 1950s
1950s
46,964 births
- 1960s
1960s
74,451 births
- 1970s 26,101
1970s
26,101 births
- 1980s 8,326
1980s
8,326 births
- 1990s 2,026
1990s
2,026 births
- 2000s 844
2000s
844 births
- 2010s 555
2010s
555 births
- 2020s 297
2020s
297 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 74,451 births (45% of all-time use).
How Laurie 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 Laurie's total volume
Laurie by state
Where Laurie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 19,952 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 17,085 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 9,789 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 8,499 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 8,221 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8,107 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 7,103 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6,912 | 4.2% |
19,952 of 166,488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Laurie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laurie's data
- Laurie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (74,451 total births); usage has since declined to 297 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lauries (19,952 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 Laurie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Laurie 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.