How Many People Are Named Laraine?
An estimated 1,958 people in the United States have the first name Laraine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Laraine peaked in popularity in 1947 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laraine 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 Laraine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Laraine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,958
About 1 in 175,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1947
268 births
Total Registered
3,478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laraine
Laraine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,478 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laraine as a female name
Ranked #14,424 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (268 births)
Laraine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laraine span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,534 babies were registered. Laraine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laraine by Decade
How has Laraine 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.
Laraine by State
Birth registrations for Laraine span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Maryland, Kansas. On average, about 115 Laraines were registered per state.
Laraine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laraine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laraine
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laraine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laraine?
We estimate approximately 1,958 people named Laraine 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 175,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Laraine a common name?
Laraine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laraine most popular?
Laraine reached peak popularity in 1947, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laraine is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laraine a female name?
Laraine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laraine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laraine Smith, Laraine Johnson, Laraine 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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