Recorded 1912–1959 Boys' name Peak 1917 353 births

Laurier — boys' name

353 babies named Laurier in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s861920s1191930s651940s421950s41
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Laurier was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

17 babies were named Laurier in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurier

The Social Security Administration has registered 353 babies named Laurier between 1912 and 1959, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laurier currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurier performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laurier shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Hampshire. In total, SSA state-level files list Laurier in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurier in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 353 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laurier at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

353

Since 1912

48 years of records

Peak year

1917

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1912

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1959

Laurier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1912

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1917)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 195919501944193519301925192019151912 5

Laurier by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
119 births that decade — 34% of Laurier's all-time total
1910s861920s1191930s651940s421950s41

Laurier by state

Where Laurier concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Laurier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
166 47.0%
#2 New Hampshire
6 1.7%
Maine share of Laurier's total US births 47.0%
Even split

166 of 353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurier?
353 babies have been named Laurier since 1912. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1917 with 17 births.
When was Laurier most popular?
Laurier was most popular in the 1920s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Laurier most popular?
The top states for the name Laurier are Maine (166 births), New Hampshire (6 births).
How long has the name Laurier been used?
Laurier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 48 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Laurier?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laurence, Lauren, Laura, Lauro, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.