How Many People Are Named Lauryn?
An estimated 21,590 people in the United States have the first name Lauryn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Lauryn peaked in popularity in 1999 with 1,883 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lauryn 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 Lauryn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
21,590
About 1 in 15,876 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1999
1,883 births
Total Registered
22,015
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lauryn
Lauryn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,015 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lauryn as a male name
Ranked #13,574 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 2004 (7 births)
Lauryn as a female name
Ranked #1,110 in 2024
220 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (1,883 births)
Lauryn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lauryn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,670 babies were registered. Lauryn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lauryn by Decade
How has Lauryn 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.
Lauryn by State
Birth registrations for Lauryn span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Alaska, Vermont, New Hampshire. On average, about 408 Lauryns were registered per state.
Lauryn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lauryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lauryn
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lauryn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lauryn?
We estimate approximately 21,590 people named Lauryn 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 15,876 Americans share this first name.
Is Lauryn a common name?
Lauryn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,015 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lauryn most popular?
Lauryn reached peak popularity in 1999, when 1,883 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lauryn is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lauryn a female name?
Lauryn is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lauryn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lauryn Smith, Lauryn Johnson, Lauryn 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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