Laurence Name Popularity

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How popular is Laurence?

Ranking 2,237th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Laurence is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Laurence has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #201 in 1898.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1952 with 844 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Laurence in any given year was 24 in 1884.

Approximately during the years 1889-1893, 1894-1897, 1909-1916, 1936-1940, and 2013-2017, the name Laurence took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1968-1972, and 2006-2010.

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

How popular will Laurence be?

Laurence's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Laurence has risen.

The name Laurence is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Laurence has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Laurence (Girl)		Laurence (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,779	61	2,237
2017		< 5	--	72	1,985
2016		< 5	--	55	2,376
2015		< 5	--	59	2,263
2014		< 5	--	59	2,263
2013		< 5	--	45	2,645
2012		< 5	--	51	2,467
2011		< 5	--	48	2,568
2010		< 5	--	41	2,897
2009		< 5	--	55	2,370
2008		< 5	--	53	2,419
2007		< 5	--	55	2,352
2006		5	18,805	71	1,902
2005		< 5	--	61	2,050
2004		< 5	--	71	1,773
2003		< 5	--	81	1,575
2002		5	16,968	74	1,627
2001		< 5	--	68	1,703
2000		6	14,180	71	1,649
1999		< 5	--	86	1,380
1998		< 5	--	97	1,256
1997		6	13,023	90	1,279
1996		5	14,792	109	1,104
1995		< 5	--	125	996
1994		< 5	--	102	1,121
1993		< 5	--	101	1,121
1992		< 5	--	124	971
1991		< 5	--	116	997
1990		11	7,623	122	936
1989		7	10,336	145	828
1988		7	9,851	106	932
1987		< 5	--	115	873
1986		< 5	--	119	831
1985		5	11,630	138	759
1984		< 5	--	152	708
1983		< 5	--	134	748
1982		< 5	--	165	677
1981		< 5	--	168	662
1980		< 5	--	160	686
1979		< 5	--	152	695
1978		6	9,166	140	712
1977		6	9,090	157	675
1976		< 5	--	174	622
1975		< 5	--	180	606
1974		< 5	--	184	588
1973		< 5	--	204	554
1972		< 5	--	214	544
1971		< 5	--	230	529
1970		< 5	--	304	465
1969		6	7,060	302	448
1968		9	4,958	321	429
1967		7	5,756	348	408
1966		5	7,118	350	405
1965		5	7,053	364	411
1964		7	5,763	456	364
1963		7	5,617	505	344
1962		< 5	--	519	342
1961		12	3,893	541	338
1960		< 5	--	511	345
1959		< 5	--	519	341
1958		< 5	--	538	332
1957		5	6,599	606	309
1956		< 5	--	651	288
1955		< 5	--	642	284
1954		< 5	--	710	264
1953		7	4,817	749	250
1952		11	3,468	844	231
1951		6	5,154	822	229
1950		< 5	--	807	227
1949		< 5	--	802	226
1948		6	4,969	768	233
1947		< 5	--	778	232
1946		< 5	--	708	224
1945		< 5	--	591	227
1944		< 5	--	581	233
1943		< 5	--	648	225
1942		5	5,009	666	220
1941		5	4,756	524	244
1940		< 5	--	604	211
1939		< 5	--	549	220
1938		6	4,095	479	245
1937		< 5	--	448	255
1936		< 5	--	432	258
1935		< 5	--	427	261
1934		< 5	--	489	236
1933		< 5	--	426	255
1932		< 5	--	479	244
1931		8	3,363	517	228
1930		7	3,870	563	226
1929		6	4,343	586	218
1928		12	2,695	573	229
1927		6	4,568	583	228
1926		< 5	--	610	221
1925		18	2,155	552	239
1924		6	4,767	574	239
1923		7	4,182	543	241
1922		12	2,882	580	230
1921		11	3,049	599	223
1920		11	3,004	550	228
1919		16	2,202	531	227
1918		10	3,138	557	222
1917		8	3,532	495	222
1916		9	3,153	470	227
1915		9	3,010	462	222
1914		5	3,924	379	214
1913		6	3,025	314	209
1912		6	2,805	271	204
1911		7	2,080	121	233
1910		9	1,699	114	219
1909		5	2,382	89	234
1908		6	1,976	91	217
1907		6	1,947	78	230
1906		8	1,490	81	218
1905		5	2,088	77	218
1904		7	1,566	73	217
1903		< 5	--	77	202
1902		6	1,707	71	212
1901		< 5	--	60	224
1900		5	2,079	81	220
1899		8	1,237	63	209
1898		9	1,216	74	201
1897		< 5	--	69	206
1896		5	1,718	59	236
1895		< 5	--	58	232
1894		< 5	--	46	258
1893		5	1,536	53	237
1892		< 5	--	45	268
1891		7	1,153	39	258
1890		5	1,426	42	268
1889		< 5	--	32	308
1888		< 5	--	38	287
1887		< 5	--	28	315
1886		< 5	--	43	261
1885		< 5	--	33	293
1884		< 5	--	24	366
1883		< 5	--	28	315
1882		< 5	--	24	368
1881		< 5	--	28	310
1880		< 5	--	25	347

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.