How Many People Are Named Laurance?
An estimated 1,002 people in the United States have the first name Laurance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Laurance peaked in popularity in 1956 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laurance 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 Laurance paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,002
About 1 in 342,070 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1956
47 births
Total Registered
1,937
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laurance
Laurance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,937 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Laurance as a male name
Ranked #11,687 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1956 (47 births)
Laurance as a female name
Ranked #7,090 in 1961
5 female births in 1961
Peak: 1961 (5 births)
Laurance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laurance span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 368 babies were registered. Laurance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laurance by Decade
How has Laurance 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.
Laurance by State
Birth registrations for Laurance span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 34 Laurances were registered per state.
Laurance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laurance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laurance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laurance?
We estimate approximately 1,002 people named Laurance 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 342,070 Americans share this first name.
Is Laurance a common name?
Laurance is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,937 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laurance most popular?
Laurance reached peak popularity in 1956, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laurance is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laurance a male name?
Laurance is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laurance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laurance Smith, Laurance Johnson, Laurance 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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