Laural Girl
How popular is Laural?
Peaked in 1957
No babies were recorded with the name Laural in 2025. It was most used in 1957, when 52 girls got the name.
872living people named Laural (est.)
61median age of people named Laural
1,058babies named Laural since 1880
Laural popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1957 (52 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,473 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
Laural counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Laurel family of names ranked #701 for girls in 2025 (#680 the year before), with 377 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel | 372 | 99% |
| Laurelle | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Laural by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1920s | 31 | #3,434 |
| 1930s | 27 | #1,947 |
| 1940s | 140 | #2,059 |
| 1950s | 253 | #1,473 |
| 1960s | 239 | #2,003 |
| 1970s | 128 | #2,779 |
| 1980s | 95 | #4,477 |
| 1990s | 82 | #7,091 |
| 2000s | 53 | #9,156 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,864 |
Questions
- Is Laural a boy or girl name?
- Laural has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Laural?
- No babies were recorded with the name Laural in 2025. It was most used in 1957, when 52 girls got the name.
- When was Laural most popular?
- Laural peaked in 1957, when 52 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,473 in 1957.
- How many people are named Laural?
- 1,058 babies have been named Laural in the US since 1880. We estimate about 872 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
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.