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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.