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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Laurance

Laurance was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 807th; the most babies were born in 1956 (47). More babies were named Laurance in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195647 babies
Total since 1880
1,937babies recorded

Laurance popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1961.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,6329
1980#3,53312
1970#2,45715
1960#1,28138
1950#1,09542
1940#95645
1930#1,63021
1920#1,72721
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Laurance, counting every spelling?

Laurance has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Laurance?

About 900 people born in the US named Laurance are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 50 and 75. That makes Laurance a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Laurance by state

How common Laurance was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Laurance, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Laurance: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laurance, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Laurance

How popular is the name Laurance?

Laurance was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 807th; the most babies were born in 1956 (47). More babies were named Laurance in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Laurance a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 1,932 boys.

Where was Laurance most popular?

In 1954–1958, Laurance was most common in Illinois (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.