Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Laurence

#574 most common boys' name of all time · #1,264 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#574
Rank overall
#1,264 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
40,215
Since 2016
699
Peak year
1952 #231
Best rank
#202 1898
Girls Boys peak 856/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Laurence is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 93 98 #1,743
2024 — 67 67 #2,170
2023 — 68 68 #2,130
2022 5 54 59 #2,519
2021 5 62 67 #2,255
2020 7 72 79 #1,978
2019 5 61 66 #2,266
2018 6 61 67 #2,231
2017 — 72 72 #1,980
2016 — 56 56 #2,336
2015 — 60 60 #2,234
2014 — 59 59 #2,256
2013 — 45 45 #2,623
2012 — 51 51 #2,448
2011 — 48 48 #2,547
2010 — 41 41 #2,875
2009 — 56 56 #2,321
2008 — 53 53 #2,405
2007 — 55 55 #2,340
2006 5 71 76 #1,894
2005 — 61 61 #2,036
2004 — 71 71 #1,763
2003 — 81 81 #1,563
2002 5 74 79 #1,621
2001 — 68 68 #1,699
2000 6 71 77 #1,642
1999 — 86 86 #1,374
1998 — 97 97 #1,247
1997 6 91 97 #1,265
1996 5 109 114 #1,102
1995 — 124 124 #997
1994 — 103 103 #1,113
1993 — 101 101 #1,119
1992 — 124 124 #968
1991 — 116 116 #995
1990 11 122 133 #933
1989 7 145 152 #825
1988 8 106 114 #929
1987 5 115 120 #871
1986 — 119 119 #831
1985 5 138 143 #759
1984 — 153 153 #706
1983 — 134 134 #747
1982 — 164 164 #677
1981 — 167 167 #664
1980 — 161 161 #683
1979 — 152 152 #694
1978 6 139 145 #714
1977 6 158 164 #674
1976 — 174 174 #621
1975 — 179 179 #607
1974 — 184 184 #587
1973 — 204 204 #553
1972 — 214 214 #543
1971 — 231 231 #529
1970 — 303 303 #466
1969 6 302 308 #448
1968 9 321 330 #429
1967 8 348 356 #407
1966 5 350 355 #406
1965 6 364 370 #411
1964 7 456 463 #365
1963 7 503 510 #345
1962 — 519 519 #342
1961 12 540 552 #337
1960 — 513 513 #344
1959 — 518 518 #341
1958 — 541 541 #331
1957 5 607 612 #308
1956 — 651 651 #288
1955 — 641 641 #284
1954 — 709 709 #263
1953 7 748 755 #250
1952 11 845 856 #231
1951 6 822 828 #229
1950 — 807 807 #227
1949 — 802 802 #226
1948 6 768 774 #233
1947 — 778 778 #232
1946 — 708 708 #224
1945 — 591 591 #227
1944 — 581 581 #233
1943 — 648 648 #225
1942 5 666 671 #220
1941 5 524 529 #244
1940 — 604 604 #211
1939 — 549 549 #220
1938 6 478 484 #246
1937 — 448 448 #254
1936 — 432 432 #258
1935 — 427 427 #262
1934 — 489 489 #236
1933 — 426 426 #255
1932 — 479 479 #244
1931 8 518 526 #228
1930 7 562 569 #226
1929 6 586 592 #217
1928 12 573 585 #229
1927 6 583 589 #228
1926 — 610 610 #221
1925 18 551 569 #239
1924 6 575 581 #237
1923 7 543 550 #241
1922 12 580 592 #230
1921 11 599 610 #223
1920 11 550 561 #228
1919 16 531 547 #227
1918 10 557 567 #222
1917 8 495 503 #222
1916 9 470 479 #227
1915 9 462 471 #222
1914 5 379 384 #214
1913 6 314 320 #209
1912 6 271 277 #204
1911 7 121 128 #232
1910 9 114 123 #218
1909 5 89 94 #234
1908 6 91 97 #217
1907 6 78 84 #230
1906 8 81 89 #218
1905 5 77 82 #218
1904 7 73 80 #218
1903 — 77 77 #203
1902 6 71 77 #212
1901 — 60 60 #224
1900 5 81 86 #221
1899 8 63 71 #210
1898 9 74 83 #202
1897 — 69 69 #206
1896 5 59 64 #236
1895 — 58 58 #232
1894 — 46 46 #258
1893 5 53 58 #238
1892 — 45 45 #268
1891 7 39 46 #259
1890 5 42 47 #269
1889 — 32 32 #310
1888 — 38 38 #288
1887 — 28 28 #317
1886 — 43 43 #260
1885 — 33 33 #295
1884 — 24 24 #365
1883 — 28 28 #313
1882 — 24 24 #367
1881 — 28 28 #310
1880 — 25 25 #347