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Laurel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Laurel?

Ranking 623rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Laurel is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #241 in 1956 with 1,182 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Laurel in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1903.

Approximately during the years 1907-1918, 1919-1923, 1924-1927, 1936-1939, 1942-1947, 1948-1951, 1953-1956, and 2010-2017, the name Laurel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1930-1934, and 1970-1974.

Sometimes the name Laurel has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Laurel be?

Laurel's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Laurel has risen.

The name Laurel still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Laurel (Girl)Laurel (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 480 623 < 5 --
2017 502 597 < 5 --
2016 456 643 < 5 --
2015 368 766 < 5 --
2014 340 815 < 5 --
2013 297 867 < 5 --
2012 261 973 < 5 --
2011 282 922 < 5 --
2010 232 1,070 < 5 --
2009 241 1,060 < 5 --
2008 272 982 < 5 --
2007 288 938 < 5 --
2006 316 850 < 5 --
2005 332 782 < 5 --
2004 355 740 < 5 --
2003 404 656 < 5 --
2002 375 674 < 5 --
2001 399 626 < 5 --
2000 463 564 < 5 --
1999 444 566 < 5 --
1998 497 509 < 5 --
1997 474 510 < 5 --
1996 375 610 < 5 --
1995 407 567 < 5 --
1994 488 510 < 5 --
1993 426 561 9 6,030
1992 374 609 5 9,253
1991 432 543 < 5 --
1990 447 532 < 5 --
1989 526 460 < 5 --
1988 493 455 < 5 --
1987 447 482 < 5 --
1986 482 449 7 5,691
1985 561 402 8 4,971
1984 491 428 6 6,029
1983 436 464 7 5,235
1982 507 431 6 6,076
1981 480 448 12 3,526
1980 477 449 11 3,750
1979 431 467 9 4,254
1978 313 558 < 5 --
1977 337 537 5 6,415
1976 330 530 8 4,239
1975 313 548 < 5 --
1974 343 507 10 3,460
1973 416 449 < 5 --
1972 466 417 < 5 --
1971 494 423 6 4,695
1970 622 382 6 4,519
1969 631 370 11 2,790
1968 752 317 8 3,257
1967 506 415 9 2,892
1966 444 444 11 2,557
1965 524 405 8 3,130
1964 545 416 11 2,607
1963 716 356 9 2,963
1962 700 358 13 2,317
1961 757 345 7 3,531
1960 789 334 16 2,087
1959 875 312 9 2,952
1958 964 287 12 2,442
1957 1,122 255 9 2,926
1956 1,182 241 16 2,054
1955 981 276 24 1,589
1954 880 286 18 1,865
1953 938 267 21 1,695
1952 887 269 20 1,726
1951 851 269 19 1,759
1950 758 282 16 1,920
1949 694 293 23 1,565
1948 687 292 17 1,858
1947 775 277 30 1,350
1946 678 283 18 1,724
1945 530 299 24 1,364
1944 349 378 23 1,420
1943 299 425 25 1,421
1942 294 418 39 1,102
1941 297 400 21 1,509
1940 287 405 35 1,118
1939 352 339 28 1,257
1938 281 398 26 1,325
1937 127 597 29 1,252
1936 80 753 37 1,062
1935 102 650 30 1,239
1934 96 684 47 926
1933 102 652 37 1,086
1932 119 604 49 934
1931 127 588 34 1,183
1930 139 581 33 1,244
1929 146 568 42 1,067
1928 165 541 38 1,154
1927 223 467 66 824
1926 169 537 69 789
1925 135 632 39 1,135
1924 177 546 48 1,026
1923 202 486 55 926
1922 89 774 54 955
1921 63 939 55 951
1920 68 883 55 935
1919 53 991 29 1,336
1918 65 889 44 1,024
1917 55 939 44 992
1916 37 1,178 31 1,190
1915 41 1,047 40 1,007
1914 33 1,050 36 923
1913 30 991 22 1,094
1912 23 1,094 23 956
1911 17 1,091 11 1,086
1910 12 1,384 6 1,513
1909 18 981 < 5 --
1908 16 1,027 7 1,168
1907 8 1,573 < 5 --
1906 7 1,642 < 5 --
1905 8 1,481 6 1,172
1904 16 924 9 849
1903 < 5 -- 6 1,079
1902 10 1,173 6 1,088
1901 15 869 < 5 --
1900 10 1,272 < 5 --
1899 11 1,007 < 5 --
1898 14 943 5 1,227
1897 9 1,122 < 5 --
1896 6 1,496 6 1,053
1895 5 1,719 5 1,175
1894 16 768 < 5 --
1893 9 1,052 < 5 --
1892 11 940 < 5 --
1891 10 924 < 5 --
1890 7 1,153 < 5 --
1889 6 1,209 5 1,043
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 6 1,093 5 1,000
1886 7 947 < 5 --
1885 5 1,122 < 5 --
1884 6 977 < 5 --
1883 12 571 < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.