girl's name
Laurelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 116
Laurelyn is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1948, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Laurelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1950s | 30 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 22 |
How popular is Laurelyn?
In 2014, Laurelyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Laurelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laurelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laurelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laurelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laurelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laurelyn
How popular is the name Laurelyn?
In 2014, Laurelyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Laurelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Laurelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Laurelyn most popular?
Laurelyn peaked in 1948, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.