First Name LAUREL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAUREL is ranked as the 779th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 53,365.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 16.74 people named LAUREL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LAUREL is 37,706.
  • The SSA data also shows that LAUREL is used as a girl's name 96% of the time.

First Names LAUREL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 53,365 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 779
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 16.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 37,706
  • National Rank 969
  • Percentile Rank 98.95%
  • Proportion/100k 11.83

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAUREL is 81.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic origin, 10.9% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LAUREL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LAUREL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LAUREL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.2% 63.9% 17.3%
Hispanic origin 4.1% 16.3% -12.2%
Black 10.9% 12.3% -1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LAUREL is California where 7,950 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAUREL, as 37.49 in every 100,000 Minnesotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Minnesota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LAUREL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,059 15.98 98.6% Indiana 791 11.99 97.2% Iowa 540 17.38 97.3% Kansas 373 12.83 94.6% Michigan 1,957 19.75 99.1% Minnesota 2,046 37.49 98.9% Missouri 100 3.33 90.9% Nebraska 329 17.46 93.9% North Dakota 257 34.8 91.0% Ohio 1,838 15.85 98.4% South Dakota 248 29.02 90.7% Wisconsin 1,426 24.76 98.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAUREL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,059 15.98 98.6%
Indiana 791 11.99 97.2%
Iowa 540 17.38 97.3%
Kansas 373 12.83 94.6%
Michigan 1,957 19.75 99.1%
Minnesota 2,046 37.49 98.9%
Missouri 100 3.33 90.9%
Nebraska 329 17.46 93.9%
North Dakota 257 34.8 91.0%
Ohio 1,838 15.85 98.4%
South Dakota 248 29.02 90.7%
Wisconsin 1,426 24.76 98.6%
West State Statistics First-Names LAUREL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 223 30.27 89.9% Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3% California 7,950 20.49 99.4% Colorado 1,513 28.24 98.0% Hawaii 295 20.78 96.3% Idaho 375 22.93 94.3% Montana 290 28.36 92.5% Nevada 404 14.21 95.4% New Mexico 463 22.2 94.3% Oregon 1,271 32.02 97.6% Utah 952 32.36 96.9% Washington 2,433 34.45 99.1% Wyoming 84 14.37 83.7%

West States
State stats for the first name LAUREL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 223 30.27 89.9%
Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3%
California 7,950 20.49 99.4%
Colorado 1,513 28.24 98.0%
Hawaii 295 20.78 96.3%
Idaho 375 22.93 94.3%
Montana 290 28.36 92.5%
Nevada 404 14.21 95.4%
New Mexico 463 22.2 94.3%
Oregon 1,271 32.02 97.6%
Utah 952 32.36 96.9%
Washington 2,433 34.45 99.1%
Wyoming 84 14.37 83.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LAUREL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 717 19.93 97.3% Maine 367 27.57 93.6% Massachusetts 1,265 18.75 97.8% New Hampshire 374 28.17 94.4% New Jersey 969 10.85 97.7% New York 3,275 16.59 99.2% Pennsylvania 1,462 11.43 98.3% Rhode Island 100 9.5 89.8% Vermont 169 26.9 93.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAUREL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 717 19.93 97.3%
Maine 367 27.57 93.6%
Massachusetts 1,265 18.75 97.8%
New Hampshire 374 28.17 94.4%
New Jersey 969 10.85 97.7%
New York 3,275 16.59 99.2%
Pennsylvania 1,462 11.43 98.3%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 89.8%
Vermont 169 26.9 93.5%
South State Statistics First-Names LAUREL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 350 7.23 95.9% Arkansas 231 7.77 93.8% Delaware 78 8.36 93.8% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.5% Florida 2,842 14.29 99.2% Georgia 1,032 10.22 98.1% Kentucky 305 6.9 94.5% Louisiana 221 4.75 94.1% Maryland 726 12.15 98.0% Mississippi 100 3.33 90.9% North Carolina 1,103 11.1 98.5% Oklahoma 363 9.37 95.0% South Carolina 444 9.19 96.2% Tennessee 593 9.06 97.1% Texas 3,534 13.11 99.1% Virginia 975 11.72 97.9% West Virginia 100 5.41 86.5%

South States
State stats for the first name LAUREL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 350 7.23 95.9%
Arkansas 231 7.77 93.8%
Delaware 78 8.36 93.8%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.5%
Florida 2,842 14.29 99.2%
Georgia 1,032 10.22 98.1%
Kentucky 305 6.9 94.5%
Louisiana 221 4.75 94.1%
Maryland 726 12.15 98.0%
Mississippi 100 3.33 90.9%
North Carolina 1,103 11.1 98.5%
Oklahoma 363 9.37 95.0%
South Carolina 444 9.19 96.2%
Tennessee 593 9.06 97.1%
Texas 3,534 13.11 99.1%
Virginia 975 11.72 97.9%
West Virginia 100 5.41 86.5%
 

Full Names with LAUREL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAUREL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LAUREL.

The most popular full name is LAUREL Smith. 0.80% of all the people named LAUREL have this family name.

There are 6978 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAUREL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LAUREL Smith 0.80%
2 LAUREL Johnson 0.59%
3 LAUREL Anderson 0.50%
4 LAUREL Brown 0.44%
5 LAUREL Miller 0.41%
6 LAUREL Wilson 0.31%
7 LAUREL Jones 0.30%
8 LAUREL King 0.30%
9 LAUREL Lee 0.30%
10 LAUREL Davis 0.28%
11 LAUREL Clark 0.26%
12 LAUREL Nelson 0.25%
13 LAUREL Thompson 0.25%
14 LAUREL Harris 0.24%
15 LAUREL Taylor 0.24%
16 LAUREL Martin 0.23%
17 LAUREL White 0.23%
18 LAUREL Moore 0.22%
19 LAUREL Cook 0.21%
20 LAUREL Scott 0.21%