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Laurel

Laurel holds the #734 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 372 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1956 (#241 nationally, 1,181 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1883. The name's biggest fan base is in New Hampshire (#236 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#734
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#241
in 1956 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
372
girls named Laurel

Laurel popularity, 1880–2025

0.016%0.032%0.048%0.064%18801900192019401960198020002020#241 in 1956
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1956

Where Laurel is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #236 (5 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)NH#236Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #391 (13 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WI#391Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #303 (36 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)PA#303New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025CT—California: #965 (28 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#965Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #536 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#536Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025WV—Virginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025AR—Tennessee: #453 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TN#453North Carolina: #472 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#472South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #436 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AL#436Georgia: #710 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Laurel in 2025HI—Texas: #901 (32 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#901Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Hampshire (#236), Pennsylvania (#303), Mississippi (#441)

Uniqueness score

46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Laurel in the most recent year of SSA data.

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