How Many People Are Named Laurell?
An estimated 274 people in the United States have the first name Laurell. It is predominantly female (97.4%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Laurell peaked in popularity in 1955 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laurell 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 Laurell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
274
About 1 in 1,250,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.4% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1955
14 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laurell
Laurell is predominantly female (97.4%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Laurell as a male name
Ranked #4,518 in 1927
5 male births in 1927
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Laurell as a female name
Ranked #16,933 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1955 (14 births)
Laurell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laurell span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 91 babies were registered. Laurell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laurell by Decade
How has Laurell 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.
Laurell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laurell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laurell
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Laurell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laurell?
We estimate approximately 274 people named Laurell 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 1,250,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Laurell a common name?
Laurell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laurell most popular?
Laurell reached peak popularity in 1955, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laurell is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laurell a female name?
Laurell is predominantly female. 97.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laurell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laurell Smith, Laurell Johnson, Laurell 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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