Laura

Laura

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Laura- (3)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 3,582 babies (rank #17 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — 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.

21,291

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,582

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3,582	#17
1997	2,937	#17
1998	2,299	#25
1999	1,846	#29
2000	1,628	#30
2001	1,326	#37
2002	1,065	#48
2003	766	#68
2004	634	#81
2005	571	#94
2006	525	#101
2007	490	#106
2008	427	#120
2009	465	#118
2010	456	#125
2011	415	#134
2012	405	#140
2013	359	#146
2014	349	#160
2015	380	#145
2016	366	#150

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

3,582

#17

1997

2,937

#17

1998

2,299

#25

1999

1,846

#29

2000

1,628

#30

2001

1,326

#37

2002

1,065

#48

2003

766

#68

2004

634

#81

2005

571

#94

2006

525

#101

2007

490

#106

2008

427

#120

2009

465

#118

2010

456

#125

2011

415

#134

2012

405

#140

2013

359

#146

2014

349

#160

2015

380

#145

2016

366

#150

Meaning

Numerology of Laura

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Laura

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Year-by-Year Detail