Girls' name · since 1940
Laurna
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Laurna, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Laurna since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurna has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2001.
- #31,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laurna ranks #31,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laurna's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laurna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laurna's full recorded timeline at 1961, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laurna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2001
- Peak year (1960)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Laurna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Laurna's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Laurna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laurna's data
- Laurna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (33 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laurna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1940–2001 (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 Laurna 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.