How Many People Are Named Lauran?
An estimated 1,351 people in the United States have the first name Lauran. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Lauran peaked in popularity in 1989 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lauran 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 Lauran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,351
About 1 in 253,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
69 births
Total Registered
1,468
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lauran
Lauran is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,468 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lauran as a female name
Ranked #16,470 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1989 (69 births)
Lauran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lauran span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 438 babies were registered. Lauran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lauran by Decade
How has Lauran 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.
Lauran by State
Birth registrations for Lauran span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Illinois, Ohio, Georgia. On average, about 18 Laurans were registered per state.
Lauran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lauran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lauran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lauran?
We estimate approximately 1,351 people named Lauran 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 253,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Lauran a common name?
Lauran is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,468 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lauran most popular?
Lauran reached peak popularity in 1989, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lauran is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lauran a female name?
Lauran is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lauran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lauran Smith, Lauran Johnson, Lauran 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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