Girls' name · since 1952
Lauryn
Lauryn has 22,156 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,156
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lauryn currently ranks #1453 among girls' names in America, with 22,156 babies recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Lauryn recorded 22,156 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #1453 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,453 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,156 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lauryn ranks #993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,453 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,156 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,156
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lauryn's 22,156 recorded births place it above 98.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lauryn compares
22,156 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lauryn's all-time total is 59x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lauryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,156 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,883 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lauryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lauryn's full recorded timeline at 1992, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 1,883 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lauryn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 1,883
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Lauryn popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2004 (Lauryn as boys' name)
Lauryn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,658 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Lauryn's strongest decade.
8,658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lauryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 1,099
1980s
1,099 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,984 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,658 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,594 births
- 2020s 1,579
2020s
1,579 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,658 births (39% of all-time use).
How Lauryn 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 Lauryn's total volume
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 | | 1,989 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,174 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,141 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,107 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 924 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 893 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 836 | 3.8% |
2,057 of 22,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Lauryn appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lauryn's data
- Lauryn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (8,658 total births); usage has since declined to 1,579 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lauryns (2,057 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lauryn: 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 (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Lauryn 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.