How Many People Are Named Laura?
people named Laura are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 561 people in the US has this name
Based on 804,390 babies named Laura in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ββ Common
Peak Year
19,008 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
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.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Laura in English. Counting Laura and these spellings together, about 1,366,311 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Laura (99.7%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Laura alive today is about 51 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 62 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Laura first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1964, to 19,008 babies. In 2025, 805 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Laura reached #10 among girls' names in 1969, and was in the top 10 in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #379.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #379 |
| Best rank | #10 (1969) |
| Years in the top 10 | 1 |
| Years in the top 100 | 112 (1880 to 2001) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #16 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Laura alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Laura were born in California than in any other state: about 67,550 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Laura was given 1.3 times as often in Alaska, 1.2 times in Connecticut and 1.2 times in Wyoming.
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