Laura Girl
How popular is Laura?
#379 girl name in 2025
805 baby girls were named Laura in the US in 2025, making it the 379th most popular girl name.
616,131living people named Laura (est.)
53median age of people named Laura
804,390babies named Laura since 1880
1 in 4,118US babies born in 2025
Laura popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #379 for girls (▼ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 805 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #320 in 2015, #356 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (18,967 girls) |
| Highest rank | #10 in 1969 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Laura is most popular
Babies named Laura per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 1.9 per 1,000 (229 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 1.1 per 1,000 (250 girls)
- Mississippi: 1.0 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Connecticut: 0.9 per 1,000 (54 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.9 per 1,000 (78 girls)
Laura by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12,806 | #17 |
| 1890s | 16,433 | #27 |
| 1900s | 15,532 | #43 |
| 1910s | 30,549 | #53 |
| 1920s | 35,991 | #63 |
| 1930s | 25,093 | #88 |
| 1940s | 35,071 | #65 |
| 1950s | 95,526 | #29 |
| 1960s | 174,185 | #10 |
| 1970s | 118,204 | #13 |
| 1980s | 134,608 | #14 |
| 1990s | 67,253 | #29 |
| 2000s | 25,043 | #85 |
| 2010s | 10,442 | #271 |
| 2020s | 5,075 | #356 |
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Questions
- Is Laura a boy or girl name?
- Laura is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Laura were girls.
- How popular is the name Laura?
- 805 baby girls were named Laura in the US in 2025, making it the 379th most popular girl name.
- When was Laura most popular?
- Laura peaked in 1964, when 18,967 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #10 in 1969.
- How many people are named Laura?
- 804,390 babies have been named Laura in the US since 1880. We estimate about 616,131 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
- Where is Laura most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Laura was most common in Massachusetts, at 1.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.