first name
LAUREL
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 40,185 people named Laurel, 90% reported their origin as White, 2.9% as two or more races and 2.8% as Black. 98.2% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Laurel peaked in 1956, when 1,197 babies got the name.
At least 48,973 babies have been given the name since 1883. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Laurel by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #507. The largest share of babies named Laurel, 32.9%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Laurel is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Laurel has been most common in North Dakota (2.4×), Washington (2.4×), and Minnesota (2.2×), and least common in Arkansas (0.11×).
42,155 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Laurel
Spelled almost the same
4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Laurel, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Laurel ranks #15,010 of 156,621, with 1,890 people. See Laurel as a last name
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