Is Laurel a boy or girl name?
Laurel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 386 girls and 0 boys were named Laurel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.2% of the 48,599 US babies named Laurel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #728
- Babies named Laurel since 1883
- 48,599
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 1,197 babies
Boys and girls named Laurel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 42 | 80.8% |
| 1890s | 16 | 98 | 86% |
| 1900s | 34 | 108 | 76.1% |
| 1910s | 286 | 366 | 56.1% |
| 1920s | 521 | 1,437 | 73.4% |
| 1930s | 350 | 1,525 | 81.3% |
| 1940s | 255 | 4,890 | 95% |
| 1950s | 164 | 9,439 | 98.3% |
| 1960s | 103 | 6,365 | 98.4% |
| 1970s | 44 | 4,065 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 57 | 4,901 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 14 | 4,365 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,445 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,618 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 2,075 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 386 | #728 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 394 | #715 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,704 | 415 | #710 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 465 | #637 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 415 | #685 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 388 | #728 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 484 | #622 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 504 | #598 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 459 | #643 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 369 | #767 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 340 | #816 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 297 | #870 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 262 | #970 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 282 | #923 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,067 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,061 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 272 | #982 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 288 | #939 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 316 | #850 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 332 | #783 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 355 | #740 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 404 | #656 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 375 | #674 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 399 | #628 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 463 | #564 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 444 | #566 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 497 | #509 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 474 | #510 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 376 | #608 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 407 | #567 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 488 | #510 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,032 | 426 | #561 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,255 | 374 | #609 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 432 | #543 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 447 | #532 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 526 | #461 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 493 | #455 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 447 | #482 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,696 | 482 | #449 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,972 | 561 | #402 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,031 | 491 | #428 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,240 | 436 | #464 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,079 | 507 | #431 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,529 | 481 | #446 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,753 | 477 | #449 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,258 | 431 | #467 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 313 | #558 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,417 | 337 | #537 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,238 | 330 | #531 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 313 | #549 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,462 | 343 | #507 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 416 | #449 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 466 | #416 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,697 | 494 | #424 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,519 | 622 | #382 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,790 | 632 | #369 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,259 | 752 | #317 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,889 | 506 | #415 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,559 | 444 | #444 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,128 | 524 | #405 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,494 | 544 | #416 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,210 | 717 | #355 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,317 | 700 | #358 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,531 | 757 | #345 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,085 | 789 | #333 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,956 | 874 | #312 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,446 | 965 | #287 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,926 | 1,123 | #255 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,053 | 1,181 | #241 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,590 | 982 | #276 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,863 | 879 | #286 |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,694 | 938 | #267 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,725 | 888 | #269 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,759 | 851 | #269 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,920 | 758 | #282 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,566 | 694 | #293 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,858 | 687 | #292 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,351 | 775 | #277 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,723 | 678 | #283 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,364 | 530 | #298 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,420 | 349 | #378 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,421 | 299 | #425 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,102 | 294 | #418 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,508 | 297 | #400 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,117 | 287 | #406 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,256 | 352 | #339 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,325 | 281 | #398 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,252 | 127 | #597 |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,061 | 80 | #753 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,239 | 102 | #650 |
| 1934 | 47 | #926 | 96 | #684 |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,086 | 102 | #652 |
| 1932 | 49 | #933 | 119 | #604 |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,184 | 127 | #588 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,245 | 139 | #581 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,067 | 146 | #568 |
| 1928 | 38 | #1,155 | 165 | #541 |
| 1927 | 66 | #824 | 223 | #467 |
| 1926 | 69 | #789 | 169 | #537 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,135 | 135 | #632 |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,027 | 177 | #546 |
| 1923 | 55 | #926 | 202 | #486 |
| 1922 | 54 | #955 | 89 | #774 |
| 1921 | 55 | #951 | 63 | #939 |
| 1920 | 55 | #935 | 68 | #883 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,336 | 53 | #991 |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,024 | 65 | #889 |
| 1917 | 44 | #992 | 55 | #939 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,190 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,007 | 41 | #1,047 |
| 1914 | 36 | #923 | 33 | #1,050 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,094 | 30 | #991 |
| 1912 | 23 | #956 | 23 | #1,094 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,086 | 17 | #1,091 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,513 | 12 | #1,384 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #981 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,168 | 16 | #1,027 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,573 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,642 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,172 | 8 | #1,481 |
| 1904 | 9 | #849 | 16 | #924 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,088 | 10 | #1,173 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 15 | #869 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,272 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,007 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,227 | 14 | #943 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,122 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,053 | 6 | #1,496 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,175 | 5 | #1,719 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #768 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,052 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #940 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #924 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,153 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,043 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,000 | 6 | #1,093 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #947 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,122 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #977 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 12 | #571 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Laurel reached #789 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #241 in 1956. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Laurel
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.