Girls' name · since 1899

Lauryl

186 babies named Lauryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13533
among girls today
186
born since 1899
1990s
peak decade
24%
more common than other girls

186 babies have been named Lauryl since 1899, making it today's #13533 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Lauryl recorded 186 times among girls since 1899, holding rank #13533 nationally today, ahead of 24% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2024.

  • #13533 among girls today
  • 186 born since 1899
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 24% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Lauryl is currently the #13533 girls' name in America, more common than 24% of girls - 186 born since 1899, peaking in the 1990s.

#13533
among girls today
186
born since 1899
1990s
peak decade
24%
more common than other girls

Lauryl vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%23.6%
Lauryl vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13533
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lauryl was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lauryl in 1999 - its busiest year on record.

How Lauryl compares

186 35th percentile among 17,726 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

Lauryl's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lauryl Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 186 382 567,345
Peak-year births 12 48 19,840

Lauryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lauryl splits its recorded history at 1992: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lauryl at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

186

Since 1899

126 years of records

Peak year

1999

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,533

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1899

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lauryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
468101214 18991960198319901995200120122024 6

Lauryl by decade

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

1990s was Lauryl's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Lauryl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lauryl?
186 babies have been named Lauryl since 1899. It currently ranks #13533 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 12 births.
When was Lauryl most popular?
Lauryl was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Lauryl been used?
Lauryl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 126 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lauryl?
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.

What to do with Lauryl's data

  • Lauryl's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1899–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lauryl: #13533 Girls' Name - 186 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lauryl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lauryl 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 June 2026.