Unisex name · since 1941
Laury
Laury has 882 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
882 babies have been named Laury since 1941, making it today's #11061 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laury has been recorded 882 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #11061 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, 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 1941 to 2025.
- #8,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 882 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laury ranks #8,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 882 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Laury's 882 recorded births place it above 88.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Laury compares
882 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laury's all-time total is 135% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laury | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 882 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laury splits its recorded history at 1976: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laury popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Laury popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 1922 (Laury as boys' name)
Laury by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (307 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Laury's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Laury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
218 births
- 1960s
1960s
307 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 307 births (35% of all-time use).
How Laury compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laury's total volume
Laury by state
Where Laury concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 35 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
35 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Laury's data
- Laury's decade-level peak was the 1960s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Laurys (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Laury: 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 (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Laury 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.