girl's name

Laurell

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 397

Laurell is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1955, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.

Laurell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s.

91
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Laurell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 9
1920s 18
1930s 24
1940s 57
1950s 91
1960s 54
1970s 24
1980s 38
1990s 44
2000s 19
2010s 13

How popular is Laurell?

In 2019, Laurell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Laurell is used

England & Wales #4,925 3 in 2003
United States #16,011 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Laurell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Laurell also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laurell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Laurell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laurell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Laurell

How popular is the name Laurell?

In 2019, Laurell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Laurell a girl's or a boy's name?

Laurell is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Laurell most popular?

Laurell peaked in 1955, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.