Trend of the Popularity of Laura as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 868 female babies that were named Laura in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Laura peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 16,002 babies, which was 0.93% of the total female babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Laura, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Laura.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Laura in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Laura in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Laura from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Laura as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	12917	0.78
1981	13291	0.80
1982	13310	0.79
1983	13199	0.79
1984	14818	0.88
1985	16002	0.93
1986	14173	0.83
1987	13032	0.75
1988	12127	0.68
1989	11742	0.64
1990	10914	0.57
1991	9644	0.51
1992	8311	0.45
1993	7260	0.40
1994	6860	0.38
1995	6008	0.34
1996	5227	0.30
1997	4851	0.28
1998	4298	0.24
1999	3878	0.22
2000	3740	0.21
2001	3563	0.20
2002	3158	0.18
2003	2750	0.15
2004	2556	0.14
2005	2355	0.13
2006	2066	0.11
2007	1843	0.10
2008	1593	0.08
2009	1412	0.08
2010	1214	0.07
2011	1170	0.07
2012	1146	0.07
2013	1029	0.06
2014	1052	0.06
2015	1016	0.06
2016	968	0.06
2017	948	0.06
2018	946	0.06
2019	951	0.06
2020	868	0.05
2021	805	0.05
2022	873	0.05
2023	845	0.05
2024	868	0.05