Lauryn — #1108 US girls' name
22,003 babies named Lauryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 94% of names given to girls today.
39% of everyone ever named Lauryn was born in this single decade.
1,883 babies were named Lauryn in 1999 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lauryn
The Social Security Administration has registered 22,003 babies named Lauryn between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lauryn currently holds the #1108 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 1,883 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lauryn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8,658 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lauryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,057 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lauryn in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lauryn 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 22,003 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.
Lauryn at a glance
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Lauryn popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952
- Peak year (1999)
- 1,883
- Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
Currently ranks #1108 among girls.
22,003 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 1,883 births in a single year.
Lauryn popularity over time — boys
12 total births recorded since 2004 (Lauryn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lauryn accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lauryn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 8,658 births that decade — 39% of Lauryn's all-time total
Lauryn decade highlights
- Peak decade 8,658 births
- Runner-up 5,591 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Lauryn's strongest decade
8,658 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Lauryn by state
Where Lauryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,057 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,974 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,160 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,124 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,101 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 915 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 885 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 836 | 3.8% |
2,057 of 22,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- Texas 9.0% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.3% of nationwide
- Florida 5.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 49 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lauryn appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1952–2024 (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.