Girls' name · since 1912
Laurinda
Laurinda has 1,343 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,343
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laurinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,343 recorded since 1912.
Laurinda has 1,343 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1912 to 2001.
- #6,143 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,343 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurinda ranks #6,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,343 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,343
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laurinda's 1,343 recorded births place it above 91.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Laurinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laurinda's full recorded timeline at 1962, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laurinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2001
- Peak year (1965)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
1,343 total births across 90 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 56 births in a single year.
Laurinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (435 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Laurinda's strongest decade.
435 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Laurinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 67
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 91
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
356 births
- 1960s
1960s
435 births
- 1970s
1970s
229 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 435 births (32% of all-time use).
Laurinda decade highlights
- Peak decade 435 births
- Runner-up 356 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Laurinda 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 Laurinda's total volume
Laurinda by state
Where Laurinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 101 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 34 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
101 of 1,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.5% of nationwide
- New York 2.5% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 1.6% of nationwide
- Washington 0.5% of nationwide
- Minnesota 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Laurinda's data
- Laurinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (435 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laurindas (101 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Laurinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1912–2001 (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 Laurinda 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.
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