The first name Laurel

In 2025, 17 girls were named Laurel, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 30 births (#758).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Laurel with other names.

In 2025, 372 girls born in the United States were named Laurel, the 734th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 1,181 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Laurel Holloman
  American painter and actress, born 1971
• Laurel Aitken
  Cuban singer (1927–2005)
• Laurel Goodwin
  American actress, 1942–2022
• Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
  American historian, born 1938
• Laurel Halo
  American musician, record producer & DJ, born 1985
• Laurel Hester
  American activist and police officer (1956-2006)
• Laurel Korholz
  American rower and rowing coach, born 1970
• Laurel M. Lee
  American judge and politician, born 1974
• Laurel Rose Willson
  Disgraced American writer (1941–2002)
• Robert Crippen
  American astronaut, born 1937
• Wendy Freedman
  Canadian-American astronomer, born 1957
• Chelsea Green
  Canadian professional wrestler, born 1991

How popular is the name Laurel?

In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Laurel, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 1998, with 30 births.

Is Laurel a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 48,973 US babies named Laurel since 1880 were girls.

When was Laurel most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 1,181 babies were named Laurel, its highest rank at 241st.

Is Laurel also a surname?

Yes. Laurel is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.