Laura

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 2,829 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2024 it was given to 362 girls (rank #87). 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.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

32,633

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,829

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Laura

Laura BushHIV/AIDS activist · b. 1946
Laura Chinchillapolitical scientist · b. 1959
Laura Pausinirecording artist · b. 1974
Laura Dernfilm actor · b. 1967
Laura Preponfilm actor · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	2,829	#16
2000	2,516	#20
2001	2,399	#21
2002	2,237	#22
2003	2,011	#24
2004	1,944	#28
2005	1,730	#34
2006	1,774	#34
2007	1,566	#38
2008	1,548	#41
2009	1,492	#42
2010	1,331	#43
2011	1,157	#46
2012	1,105	#47
2013	974	#50
2014	968	#50
2015	759	#57
2016	718	#58
2017	620	#66
2018	550	#71
2019	466	#82
2020	424	#82
2021	423	#84
2022	350	#89
2023	335	#91
2024	362	#87