Unisex name · since 1912
Lauris
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Lauris, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lauris sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 167 recorded since 1912.
Lauris has 167 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1963.
- #14,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 167 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauris ranks #14,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 167
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lauris's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lauris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lauris's full recorded timeline at 1932, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lauris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1963
- Peak year (1920)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Lauris popularity over time - girls
132 total births recorded since 1918 (Lauris as girls' name)
Lauris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Lauris's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lauris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lauris's data
- Lauris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lauris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1912–1963 (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 Lauris 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.