Girls name
Laura
Laura is a girls' name given to 756,174 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1964 with 18,967 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 4th among girls names in Alaska in 1968.
Which states favor Laura
Laura by state
Top states by all-time births named Laura. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 76,244 | #464 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 62,589 | #345 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 56,499 | #350 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 45,029 | #426 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 38,184 | #423 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 35,773 | #262 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 32,926 | #712 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 23,555 | #369 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 21,237 | #280 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 20,723 | #179 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 19,568 | #463 (2025) |
| 12 | Indiana | 18,920 | #402 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 18,842 | #358 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 18,300 | #463 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 17,391 | #406 (2025) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 16,636 | #380 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 15,505 | #365 (2025) |
| 18 | Tennessee | 14,690 | #401 (2025) |
| 19 | Kentucky | 13,676 | #265 (2025) |
| 20 | Alabama | 13,517 | #461 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).