Girls name
Laurel
Laurel is a girls' name given to 41,834 girls in the United States since 1915, peaking in 1956 with 1,152 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 77th among girls names in North Dakota in 1949.
Which states favor Laurel
Laurel by state
Top states by all-time births named Laurel. 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 | 5,641 | #989 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 3,216 | #1124 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 2,660 | #1337 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 2,338 | #927 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 2,297 | #308 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 2,094 | #908 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 2,000 | #664 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 1,638 | — |
| 9 | Washington | 1,619 | — |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1,600 | — |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 1,359 | — |
| 12 | Florida | 1,202 | — |
| 13 | Colorado | 865 | — |
| 14 | New Jersey | 864 | — |
| 15 | Virginia | 864 | — |
| 16 | North Carolina | 846 | — |
| 17 | Georgia | 843 | — |
| 18 | Tennessee | 810 | — |
| 19 | Oregon | 806 | — |
| 20 | Indiana | 733 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).