Recorded 1963–2011 Girls' name Peak 1994 310 births

Laurisa — girls' name

310 babies named Laurisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s511980s821990s992000s352010s6
1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Laurisa in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Laurisa between 1963 and 2011, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Laurisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurisa 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 310 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.

Laurisa at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

310

Since 1963

49 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1963

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2011

Laurisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1963

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 201120011996199119841979197119651963 6

Laurisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 32% of Laurisa's all-time total
1960s371970s511980s821990s992000s352010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurisa?
310 babies have been named Laurisa since 1963. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Laurisa most popular?
Laurisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Laurisa been used?
Laurisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 49 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Laurisa?
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.

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, 1963–2011 (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.