Recorded 1998–2002 Girls' name Peak 1998 21 births

Laurn — girls' name

21 babies named Laurn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s15

The verdict

21 girls have been named Laurn since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.

21
total births
1998–2002
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Laurn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Laurn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laurn

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Laurn between 1998 and 2002, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laurn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laurn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laurn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laurn 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 21 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.

Laurn at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

21

Since 1998

5 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1998

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2002

Laurn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1998

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 2002200120001998 6

Laurn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 71% of Laurn's all-time total
1990s62000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laurn?
21 babies have been named Laurn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Laurn most popular?
Laurn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Laurn been used?
Laurn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 5 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Laurn?
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, 1998–2002 (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.