How Many People Are Named Laural?
An estimated 790 people in the United States have the first name Laural. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Laural peaked in popularity in 1957 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laural 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 Laural paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
790
About 1 in 433,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1957
52 births
Total Registered
1,058
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laural
Laural is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,058 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laural as a female name
Ranked #18,378 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1957 (52 births)
Laural: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laural span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 253 babies were registered. Laural has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laural by Decade
How has Laural 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.
Laural by State
Birth registrations for Laural span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 10 Laurals were registered per state.
Laural + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laural as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laural: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laural?
We estimate approximately 790 people named Laural 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 433,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Laural a common name?
Laural is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laural most popular?
Laural reached peak popularity in 1957, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laural is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laural a female name?
Laural is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laural Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laural Smith, Laural Johnson, Laural 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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