Laura

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren.

From Wikipedia

Laura first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 634 babies (rank #12 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Laura

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Laura yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

12,189
Total babies (all years)
38
Years in the data
634
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197688#89
1977156#74
1978140#81
1979165#73
1980190#61
1981278#42
1982287#40
1983382#26
1984446#23
1985463#18
1986481#18
1987507#17
1988563#14
1989579#14
1990634#12
1991586#14
1992625#10
1993610#10
1994550#12
1995547#12
1996466#17
1997457#16
1998389#21
1999374#22
2000333#26
2001278#34
2002292#30
2003242#40
2004196#50
2005211#48
2006133#47
2007102#75
2008102#74
200985#90
201415#125
20158#213
2016215#109
201714#131