Laurel

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Laurel is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (4% of births). There have been 48,599 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 46,739 as girls and 1,860 as boys. Laurel gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,111 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 386
2023 394
2022 421
2021 465
2020 415
2019 388
2018 484
2017 504
2016 459
2015 369
2014 340
2013 297
2012 262
2011 282
2010 233
2009 241
2008 272
2007 288
2006 316
2005 332
2004 355
2003 404
2002 375
2001 399
2000 463
1999 444
1998 497
1997 474
1996 376
1995 407
1994 488
1993 435
1992 379
1991 432
1990 447
1989 526
1988 493
1987 447
1986 489
1985 569
1984 497
1983 443
1982 513
1981 493
1980 488
1979 440
1978 313
1977 342
1976 338
1975 313
1974 353
1973 416
1972 466
1971 500
1970 628
1969 643
1968 760
1967 515
1966 455
1965 532
1964 556
1963 725
1962 713
1961 764
1960 805
1959 883
1958 977
1957 1,132
1956 1,197
1955 1,006
1954 897
1953 959
1952 908
1951 870
1950 774
1949 717
1948 704
1947 805
1946 696
1945 554
1944 372
1943 324
1942 333
1941 318
1940 322
1939 380
1938 307
1937 156
1936 117
1935 132
1934 143
1933 139
1932 168
1931 161
1930 172
1929 188
1928 203
1927 289
1926 238
1925 174
1924 225
1923 257
1922 143
1921 118
1920 123
1919 82
1918 109
1917 99
1916 68
1915 81
1914 69
1913 52
1912 46
1911 28
1910 18
1909 18
1908 23
1907 8
1906 7
1905 14
1904 25
1903 6
1902 16
1901 15
1900 10
1899 11
1898 19
1897 9
1896 12
1895 10
1894 16
1893 9
1892 11
1891 10
1890 7
1889 11
1887 11
1886 7
1885 5
1884 6
1883 12