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 1970 and has been recorded in 55 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 6,628 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 285 girls (rank #48). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

240,525
Total babies (all years)
55
Years in the data
6,628
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19703,967#18
19713,966#18
19723,966#18
19733,966#18
19743,966#18
19753,966#18
19763,966#18
19773,966#18
19783,966#18
19793,966#18
19806,628#1
19816,628#1
19826,628#1
19836,628#1
19846,628#1
19856,628#1
19866,627#1
19876,627#1
19886,627#1
19896,627#1
19906,279#2
19916,279#2
19926,279#2
19936,279#2
19946,279#2
19956,279#2
19966,279#2
19976,279#2
19986,279#2
19996,279#2
20005,166#4
20015,166#4
20025,165#4
20035,165#4
20045,165#4
20055,165#4
20065,165#4
20075,165#4
20085,165#4
20095,165#4
20101,873#18
20111,872#18
20121,872#18
20131,872#18
20141,872#18
20151,872#18
20161,872#18
20171,872#18
20181,872#18
20191,872#18
2020285#48
2021285#48
2022285#48
2023285#48
2024285#48