Unisex name · since 1946
Laurin
Laurin has 1,597 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,597
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laurin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,597 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurin has been recorded 1,597 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #5,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,597 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurin ranks #5,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,597 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,597
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laurin's 1,597 recorded births place it above 92.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Laurin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laurin's full recorded timeline at 1983, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laurin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Laurin popularity over time - boys
481 total births recorded since 1910 (Laurin as boys' name)
Laurin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (472 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Laurin's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Laurin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 145
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
449 births
- 1990s
1990s
472 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 472 births (30% of all-time use).
How Laurin 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 Laurin's total volume
Laurin by state
Where Laurin concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 53 | 3.3% |
| #3 | California | | 36 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
64 of 1,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Laurin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laurin's data
- Laurin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (472 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Laurins (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laurin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Laurin 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.