Laura
Girl nameLaura has been given to 804,390 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1964 and currently ranks #379 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /lɑːɹə/
From Late Latin saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree”). A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth century.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
804,390
Peak year
1964 (19,008 babies)
Rank in 2025
#379 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -21%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Laura
Reese Witherspoon
American actress (born 1976)
Jane Addams
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935)
Laura Bush
First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Laura Chinchilla
46th President of Costa Rica
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Laura.
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