How Many People Are Named Laurette?
An estimated 1,230 people in the United States have the first name Laurette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Laurette peaked in popularity in 1956 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laurette 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 Laurette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Laurette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
1,230
About 1 in 278,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1956
85 births
Total Registered
3,106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laurette
Laurette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,106 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laurette as a female name
Ranked #12,467 in 2015
8 female births in 2015
Peak: 1956 (85 births)
Laurette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laurette span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 580 babies were registered. Laurette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laurette by Decade
How has Laurette 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.
Laurette by State
Birth registrations for Laurette span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Maine, New Hampshire. The lowest are in Ohio, Vermont, New Jersey. On average, about 104 Laurettes were registered per state.
Laurette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laurette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laurette
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Laurette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laurette?
We estimate approximately 1,230 people named Laurette 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 278,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Laurette a common name?
Laurette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laurette most popular?
Laurette reached peak popularity in 1956, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laurette is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laurette a female name?
Laurette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laurette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laurette Smith, Laurette Johnson, Laurette 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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