How Many People Are Named Lauralyn?
An estimated 342 people in the United States have the first name Lauralyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Lauralyn peaked in popularity in 1961 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lauralyn 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 Lauralyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
342
About 1 in 1,002,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1961
15 births
Total Registered
415
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lauralyn
Lauralyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 415 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lauralyn as a female name
Ranked #14,374 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1961 (15 births)
Lauralyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lauralyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 110 babies were registered. Lauralyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lauralyn by Decade
How has Lauralyn 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.
Lauralyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lauralyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lauralyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lauralyn?
We estimate approximately 342 people named Lauralyn 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 1,002,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Lauralyn a common name?
Lauralyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 415 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lauralyn most popular?
Lauralyn reached peak popularity in 1961, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lauralyn is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lauralyn a female name?
Lauralyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lauralyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lauralyn Smith, Lauralyn Johnson, Lauralyn 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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