How Many People Are Named Laura?
803,566
people in the United States are named Laura
1 in 416 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#66
ββ Common
Population Percentage
0.2399%
Of US population
Peak Year
1964
19,008 births
Trend
β
Stable
π Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Pronunciation:
LAWR-Ι (English), LOW-ra (Spanish, Italian, Polish, German), LOW-rah (Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, D
Gender:
Primarily Female
Meaning:
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.... [more]
β§ Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Female
π₯ Age Distribution
Average Age: 60.5 years old
π Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1880 to 2024
π State-Wise Distribution
California
76,414
New York
62,621
Texas
56,564
Illinois
45,049
Ohio
38,157
Pennsylvania
35,732
Michigan
32,923
New Jersey
23,532
Florida
21,167
Massachusetts
20,691
π‘ Fun Facts About "Laura"
- 868 babies were named Laura in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1964
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1880
- Most popular in California
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