How Many People Are Named Laureen?
An estimated 5,349 people in the United States have the first name Laureen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Laureen peaked in popularity in 1958 with 349 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laureen 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 Laureen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,349
About 1 in 64,078 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1958
349 births
Total Registered
7,117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laureen
Laureen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,117 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laureen as a female name
Ranked #12,989 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1958 (349 births)
Laureen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laureen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,384 babies were registered. Laureen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laureen by Decade
How has Laureen 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.
Laureen by State
Birth registrations for Laureen span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Missouri. On average, about 165 Laureens were registered per state.
Laureen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laureen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laureen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laureen?
We estimate approximately 5,349 people named Laureen 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 64,078 Americans share this first name.
Is Laureen a common name?
Laureen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laureen most popular?
Laureen reached peak popularity in 1958, when 349 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laureen is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laureen a female name?
Laureen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laureen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laureen Smith, Laureen Johnson, Laureen 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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