Laural

Girl · recorded 1918–2012

  • 2012last recorded
  • 1957best year

Most popular in 1957.

Last recorded in 2012. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Laural.

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Its story

Popularity since 1918

0132519181942196519892012

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 76 recorded years as a table
Laural, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19184
19255
19264
19276
19287
19294
19325
19385
193916
19406
19416
19425
194310
19448
194513
194612
194711
194811
194912
195011
195114
19523
195313
195410
195513
195615
195725
195816
195910
196015
196117
196213
196313
196412
196512
196612
196711
196813
196911
197014
197110
19728
19735
197410
19759
197610
19774
19785
19797
19804
19817
19826
19833
198410
19858
19864
19875
19883
19895
19903
19914
19933
19947
19954
19966
19975
19987
19997
20006
20013
20023
20035
20044
20065
20073
20123

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Laural isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2012
5
Rank in 2012
#16,869
How rare
1 in 352,210 girls
Since 1918
1,058

Laural was last recorded in 2012. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1957, at 25 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Laural doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.