Laura

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Laura is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 803,566 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 800,987 as girls and 2,579 as boys. Laura gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1964 and has since declined significantly. It is the #66 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 868
2023 845
2022 873
2021 805
2020 868
2019 951
2018 946
2017 948
2016 968
2015 1,016
2014 1,052
2013 1,029
2012 1,146
2011 1,175
2010 1,214
2009 1,412
2008 1,593
2007 1,843
2006 2,066
2005 2,361
2004 2,569
2003 2,750
2002 3,158
2001 3,572
2000 3,750
1999 3,886
1998 4,298
1997 4,858
1996 5,239
1995 6,020
1994 6,888
1993 7,284
1992 8,337
1991 9,675
1990 10,958
1989 11,808
1988 12,185
1987 13,088
1986 14,230
1985 16,068
1984 14,881
1983 13,259
1982 13,373
1981 13,346
1980 12,972
1979 11,938
1978 11,279
1977 11,355
1976 11,297
1975 10,343
1974 9,758
1973 10,387
1972 11,818
1971 13,941
1970 16,545
1969 17,976
1968 18,798
1967 15,860
1966 15,586
1965 16,265
1964 19,008
1963 18,578
1962 17,532
1961 17,934
1960 17,093
1959 14,562
1958 13,536
1957 12,204
1956 10,591
1955 9,028
1954 8,742
1953 7,650
1952 7,206
1951 6,479
1950 5,746
1949 5,384
1948 4,916
1947 5,063
1946 4,495
1945 3,595
1944 2,251
1943 2,403
1942 2,421
1941 2,285
1940 2,363
1939 2,386
1938 2,451
1937 2,382
1936 2,269
1935 2,378
1934 2,449
1933 2,547
1932 2,772
1931 2,682
1930 2,924
1929 2,947
1928 3,159
1927 3,357
1926 3,393
1925 3,600
1924 3,844
1923 3,723
1922 3,922
1921 4,017
1920 4,179
1919 3,679
1918 4,075
1917 3,822
1916 3,753
1915 3,728
1914 3,069
1913 2,461
1912 2,422
1911 1,797
1910 1,840
1909 1,524
1908 1,565
1907 1,627
1906 1,474
1905 1,574
1904 1,513
1903 1,503
1902 1,565
1901 1,402
1900 1,831
1899 1,472
1898 1,782
1897 1,592
1896 1,665
1895 1,648
1894 1,730
1893 1,690
1892 1,749
1891 1,515
1890 1,643
1889 1,567
1888 1,635
1887 1,370
1886 1,377
1885 1,325
1884 1,246
1883 1,183
1882 1,156
1881 962
1880 1,012