Recorded 1912–2001 Girls' name Peak 1965 1,343 births

Laurinda — girls' name

1,343 babies named Laurinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s671930s51940s911950s3561960s4351970s2291980s911990s372000s5
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Laurinda was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

56 babies were named Laurinda in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,343 babies named Laurinda between 1912 and 2001, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 435 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Laurinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Laurinda in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurinda 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 1,343 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.

Laurinda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,343

Since 1912

90 years of records

Peak year

1965

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1912

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2001

Laurinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1912

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1965)
56
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
0204060 200119861977196819591950192719161912 7

Laurinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
435 births that decade — 32% of Laurinda's all-time total
1910s271920s671930s51940s911950s3561960s4351970s2291980s911990s372000s5

Laurinda by state

Where Laurinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laurinda
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%
California share of Laurinda's total US births 7.5%
Even split

101 of 1,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurinda?
1,343 babies have been named Laurinda since 1912. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1965 with 56 births.
When was Laurinda most popular?
Laurinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 435 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Laurinda most popular?
The top states for the name Laurinda are California (101 births), New York (34 births), Massachusetts (22 births).
How long has the name Laurinda been used?
Laurinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 90 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Laurinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laura, Lauren, Laurie, Laurel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1912–2001 (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.