How Many People Are Named Laura Dern?
There are approximately 1 people named Laura Dern living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laura with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dern. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Estimated People with This Name
1
1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Laura: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Laura. The peak year was 1964 with 19,008 births. The average person named Laura today is 51 years old.
Ancestry of the Dern Surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dern, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.
How we calculated this
The first name "Laura" has an estimated frequency of 0.167% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Dern" appears at a rate of 0.19 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Laura Dern: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Laura Dern?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Laura Dern are alive in the United States today. The first name Laura is shared by 572,579 Americans, and the surname Dern is shared by 638.
How rare is the name Laura Dern?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Laura is very common and the surname Dern is very rare.
Is Laura a male or female name?
Laura is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1964 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. Surname data comes from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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