How Many People Are Named Laurelyn?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Laurelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Laurelyn peaked in popularity in 1948 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laurelyn 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 Laurelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laurelyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1948
15 births
Total Registered
116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laurelyn
Laurelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laurelyn as a female name
Ranked #15,708 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1948 (15 births)
Laurelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laurelyn span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 30 babies were registered. While Laurelyn is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laurelyn by Decade
How has Laurelyn 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.
Laurelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laurelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laurelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laurelyn?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Laurelyn 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Laurelyn a common name?
Laurelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laurelyn most popular?
Laurelyn reached peak popularity in 1948, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laurelyn is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laurelyn a female name?
Laurelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laurelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laurelyn Smith, Laurelyn Johnson, Laurelyn 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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