Laurie
Girl name · #2825 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 60 baby girls were named Laurie, placing it at #2825 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2524, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,000 girls born in 2025 was named Laurie.
The 143-year story
Laurie first appears in the Social Security records in 1882, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1962, when 10,675 girls were named Laurie — good for #42 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Laurie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Laurie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Laurie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Laurie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Laurie is most common
State-level data for Laurie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Laurie
Statistically, parents drawn to Laurie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Valarie, Valorie, Annmarie, Connie, and Robbie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Laurie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2822 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3171 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3157 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3450 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3222 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2928 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2964 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2524 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3005 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2597 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3782 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3303 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2803 |
| 2009 | 57 | #3000 |
| 2008 | 80 | #2397 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2647 |
| 2006 | 91 | #2127 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1969 |
| 2004 | 76 | #2286 |
| 2003 | 89 | #2019 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1984 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1807 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laurie a popular girl name?
Laurie ranked #2825 among girls in 2025 with 60 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2524.
When was the name Laurie most popular?
Laurie peaked in 1962, when 10,675 American girls received the name (ranked #42 that year). Since 1962 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Laurie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,000 newborn American girls was named Laurie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.