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.
- #20,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1899
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lauryl sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 186 recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Lauryl recorded 186 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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.
- #20,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 186 born since 1899
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauryl ranks #20,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1899, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1899
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lauryl's 186 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Lauryl by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 30% of the file).
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
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (30% of all-time use).
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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.
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 Lauryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1899–2024 (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 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 August 2026.