Laurel

Given to 48,973 US babies since 1883

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#734

recorded as girls

5 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

372

girls 372

Peak year

1956

1,181 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

48,973

since 1883

Born a Laurel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Laurel was most popular in 1956, when 1,181 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.59 per 1,000). In 2025, 372 babies were named Laurel, ranking #734 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	372	734	<5	—
2024	387	729	<5	—
2023	394	715	<5	—
2022	415	709	6	10863
2021	465	637	<5	—
2020	415	685	<5	—
2019	388	728	<5	—
2018	484	620	<5	—
2017	504	597	<5	—
2016	459	643	<5	—
2015	369	768	<5	—
2014	340	813	<5	—
2013	297	866	<5	—
2012	262	967	<5	—
2011	282	922	<5	—
2010	233	1063	<5	—
2009	241	1059	<5	—
2008	272	981	<5	—
2007	288	937	<5	—
2006	316	849	<5	—
2005	332	782	<5	—
2004	355	740	<5	—
2003	404	656	<5	—
2002	375	674	<5	—
2001	399	627	<5	—
2000	463	562	<5	—
1999	444	566	<5	—
1998	497	507	<5	—
1997	474	510	<5	—
1996	376	608	<5	—
1995	407	567	<5	—
1994	488	510	<5	—
1993	426	561	9	5771
1992	374	607	5	8435
1991	432	542	<5	—
1990	447	531	<5	—
1989	526	461	<5	—
1988	493	454	<5	—
1987	447	481	<5	—
1986	482	449	7	5332
1985	561	402	8	4698
1984	491	428	6	5561
1983	436	464	7	4907
1982	507	431	6	5619
1981	481	446	12	3412
1980	477	449	11	3615
1979	431	467	9	4068
1978	313	557	<5	—
1977	337	537	5	5845
1976	330	531	8	4012
1975	313	548	<5	—
1974	343	507	10	3318
1973	416	449	<5	—
1972	466	416	<5	—
1971	494	423	6	4375
1970	622	382	6	4230
1969	631	369	11	2682
1968	753	317	8	3107
1967	506	415	9	2760
1966	444	444	11	2465
1965	524	405	8	2982
1964	544	416	12	2409
1963	717	355	8	3044
1962	700	358	13	2279
1961	757	345	7	3356
1960	790	333	16	2042
1959	874	312	9	2821
1958	965	287	12	2370
1957	1,123	255	9	2822
1956	1,181	241	16	2015
1955	982	276	24	1572
1954	879	286	18	1826
1953	938	267	21	1677
1952	888	269	20	1701
1951	851	269	19	1725
1950	758	282	16	1879
1949	694	293	23	1544
1948	687	291	17	1817
1947	775	277	30	1336
1946	678	283	18	1692
1945	530	298	24	1349
1944	349	378	23	1400
1943	299	425	25	1399
1942	294	418	39	1089
1941	297	398	21	1485
1940	287	404	35	1107
1939	352	339	28	1238
1938	281	397	26	1310
1937	127	597	29	1233
1936	80	748	37	1051
1935	102	646	30	1226
1934	96	680	47	917
1933	102	650	37	1078
1932	119	602	49	924
1931	127	586	34	1170
1930	139	580	33	1235
1929	146	566	42	1055
1928	165	541	38	1147
1927	223	466	66	822
1926	169	537	69	783
1925	135	631	39	1121
1924	177	546	48	1020
1923	202	486	55	924
1922	89	774	54	949
1921	63	935	55	950
1920	68	880	55	929
1919	53	984	29	1321
1918	65	885	44	1012
1917	55	933	44	982
1916	37	1167	31	1176
1915	41	1040	40	996
1914	33	1034	36	907
1913	30	981	22	1075
1912	23	1080	23	935
1911	17	1071	11	1038
1910	12	1335	6	1421
1909	18	961	<5	—
1908	16	1004	7	1113
1907	8	1512	<5	—
1906	7	1553	<5	—
1905	8	1420	6	1091
1904	16	910	9	810
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	10	1133	6	1013
1901	15	857	<5	—
1900	10	1231	<5	—
1899	11	983	<5	—
1898	14	920	5	1121
1897	9	1094	<5	—
1896	6	1416	6	982
1895	5	1592	5	1079
1894	16	744	<5	—
1893	9	1023	<5	—
1892	11	908	<5	—
1891	10	893	<5	—
1890	7	1099	<5	—
1889	6	1147	5	974
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	6	1036	5	921
1886	7	897	<5	—
1885	5	1047	<5	—
1884	6	930	<5	—
1883	12	561	<5	—