Feminine dossier · first seen 1883

Laurel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Laurel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

1,181

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1883Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

67.3%

2024

386

All-time

46,739

Laurel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 1,181 girls were named Laurel.

In 2024, only 386 girls were given the name.

Down 67.3% from its peak.

All told, about 46,739 Americans have been named Laurel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1883.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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