How Many People Are Named Laban?
An estimated 413 people in the United States have the first name Laban. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Laban peaked in popularity in 1932 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laban as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laban paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
413
About 1 in 829,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1932
15 births
Total Registered
596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laban
Laban is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 596 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Laban as a male name
Ranked #13,252 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1932 (15 births)
Laban: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laban span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 90 babies were registered. Laban has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laban by Decade
How has Laban tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laban + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laban as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laban
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laban: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laban?
We estimate approximately 413 people named Laban are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 829,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Laban a common name?
Laban is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laban most popular?
Laban reached peak popularity in 1932, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laban is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laban a male name?
Laban is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laban Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laban Smith, Laban Johnson, Laban Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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