Is Laura a boy or girl name?
Laura is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 868 girls and 0 boys were named Laura, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 803,566 US babies named Laura were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #359
- Babies named Laura since 1880
- 803,566
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 19,008 babies
Boys and girls named Laura, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | 12,806 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 53 | 16,433 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 46 | 15,532 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 97 | 30,549 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 150 | 35,991 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 147 | 25,093 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 105 | 35,071 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 217 | 95,527 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 449 | 174,181 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 454 | 118,207 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 599 | 134,611 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 192 | 67,251 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 38 | 25,036 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 5 | 10,440 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,259 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 868 | #359 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 845 | #362 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 873 | #363 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 805 | #389 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 868 | #357 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 951 | #337 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 946 | #339 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 948 | #339 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 968 | #346 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #320 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #315 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,029 | #314 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #279 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,523 | 1,170 | #273 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,214 | #271 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,412 | #234 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,593 | #215 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,843 | #183 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,066 | #172 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,921 | 2,355 | #146 |
| 2004 | 13 | #6,009 | 2,556 | #129 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,750 | #124 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 3,158 | #105 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,258 | 3,563 | #86 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,630 | 3,740 | #85 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,564 | 3,878 | #81 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 4,298 | #74 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,778 | 4,851 | #66 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,067 | 5,227 | #66 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,989 | 6,008 | #56 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,659 | 6,860 | #46 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,909 | 7,260 | #43 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,715 | 8,311 | #38 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,323 | 9,644 | #35 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,797 | 10,914 | #29 |
| 1989 | 66 | #1,354 | 11,742 | #25 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,367 | 12,127 | #23 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,329 | 13,032 | #22 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,293 | 14,173 | #20 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,155 | 16,002 | #14 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,152 | 14,818 | #19 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,175 | 13,199 | #23 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,160 | 13,310 | #22 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,242 | 13,291 | #21 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,253 | 12,917 | #21 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,197 | 11,880 | #20 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,555 | 11,242 | #19 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,594 | 11,320 | #20 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,308 | 11,251 | #20 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,647 | 10,312 | #20 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,326 | 9,716 | #21 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,245 | 10,343 | #19 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,320 | 11,777 | #17 |
| 1971 | 67 | #994 | 13,874 | #16 |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,139 | 16,492 | #13 |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,044 | 17,921 | #10 |
| 1968 | 57 | #980 | 18,741 | #11 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,170 | 15,819 | #15 |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,333 | 15,553 | #19 |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,086 | 16,218 | #17 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,209 | 18,967 | #14 |
| 1963 | 66 | #926 | 18,512 | #16 |
| 1962 | 42 | #1,208 | 17,490 | #21 |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,377 | 17,900 | #21 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,390 | 17,060 | #25 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,372 | 14,529 | #30 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,663 | 13,513 | #29 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,611 | 12,179 | #31 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,749 | 10,570 | #34 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,884 | 9,010 | #41 |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,614 | 8,719 | #45 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,657 | 7,628 | #51 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,833 | 7,188 | #53 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,199 | 6,466 | #60 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,635 | 5,725 | #63 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5,384 | #65 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,988 | 4,901 | #73 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,316 | 5,051 | #74 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,790 | 4,478 | #75 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,173 | 3,589 | #77 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,999 | 2,244 | #119 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,235 | 2,391 | #117 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,213 | 2,409 | #115 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,273 | 2,274 | #115 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,041 | 2,350 | #108 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,237 | 2,375 | #107 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,769 | 2,443 | #108 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,606 | 2,363 | #105 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,933 | 2,255 | #106 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,567 | 2,358 | #101 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,340 | 2,438 | #96 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,300 | 2,536 | #91 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,446 | 2,748 | #88 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,054 | 2,668 | #89 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,021 | 2,909 | #89 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,523 | 2,936 | #90 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,333 | 3,146 | #83 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,845 | 3,338 | #82 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,760 | 3,373 | #81 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,518 | 3,588 | #75 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,173 | 3,829 | #72 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,395 | 3,710 | #73 |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,796 | 3,902 | #68 |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,869 | 3,998 | #71 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,369 | 4,171 | #63 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,024 | 3,663 | #71 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,335 | 4,062 | #64 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,047 | 3,807 | #65 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,835 | 3,744 | #64 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,131 | 3,723 | #61 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,198 | 3,059 | #59 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,391 | 2,454 | #62 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,824 | 2,413 | #57 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,474 | 1,790 | #57 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,512 | 1,834 | #53 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 1,524 | #55 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,167 | 1,558 | #52 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,273 | 1,621 | #51 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,066 | 1,467 | #52 |
| 1905 | 8 | #969 | 1,566 | #49 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,311 | 1,508 | #47 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #43 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,087 | 1,559 | #43 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 1,402 | #44 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,115 | 1,824 | #45 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 1,472 | #43 |
| 1898 | 14 | #592 | 1,768 | #38 |
| 1897 | 7 | #895 | 1,585 | #39 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,665 | #37 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,174 | 1,643 | #36 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 1,730 | #32 |
| 1893 | 7 | #877 | 1,683 | #31 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,168 | 1,744 | #29 |
| 1891 | 6 | #910 | 1,509 | #30 |
| 1890 | 9 | #707 | 1,634 | #27 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,567 | #25 |
| 1888 | 11 | #628 | 1,624 | #25 |
| 1887 | 6 | #878 | 1,364 | #22 |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,044 | 1,372 | #22 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 1,325 | #21 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #21 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 1,183 | #19 |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,022 | 1,151 | #17 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 962 | #19 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #17 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laura reached #592 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #10 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Laura
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.