The baby name Laura appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1961 with 23,279 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Laura has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,653 |
| 1911 | 2,539 |
| 1912 | 3,145 |
| 1913 | 3,220 |
| 1914 | 3,987 |
| 1915 | 4,896 |
| 1916 | 4,862 |
| 1917 | 4,949 |
| 1918 | 5,346 |
| 1919 | 4,555 |
| 1920 | 5,177 |
| 1921 | 5,024 |
| 1922 | 4,466 |
| 1923 | 4,475 |
| 1924 | 4,643 |
| 1925 | 5,170 |
| 1926 | 4,921 |
| 1927 | 4,853 |
| 1928 | 4,745 |
| 1929 | 4,420 |
| 1930 | 4,339 |
| 1931 | 3,833 |
| 1932 | 3,998 |
| 1933 | 3,668 |
| 1934 | 3,312 |
| 1935 | 3,444 |
| 1936 | 2,987 |
| 1937 | 3,101 |
| 1938 | 3,244 |
| 1939 | 2,815 |
| 1940 | 2,871 |
| 1941 | 2,484 |
| 1942 | 2,675 |
| 1943 | 3,024 |
| 1944 | 2,480 |
| 1945 | 3,866 |
| 1946 | 4,795 |
| 1947 | 5,791 |
| 1948 | 5,515 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 5,958 |
| 1950 | 7,130 |
| 1951 | 8,066 |
| 1952 | 9,181 |
| 1953 | 9,531 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1954 | 10,393 |
| 1955 | 10,485 |
| 1956 | 12,679 |
| 1957 | 15,106 |
| 1958 | 16,808 |
| 1959 | 18,312 |
| 1960 | 22,024 |
| 1961 | 23,279 |
| 1962 | 22,640 |
| 1963 | 20,435 |
| 1963 | 24 |
| 1964 | 21,818 |
| 1965 | 18,476 |
| 1965 | 17 |
| 1966 | 17,718 |
| 1967 | 18,108 |
| 1967 | 18 |
| 1968 | 22,327 |
| 1968 | 24 |
| 1969 | 21,334 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1970 | 19,512 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1971 | 16,661 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1972 | 13,877 |
| 1973 | 11,887 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 11,147 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1975 | 11,992 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 13,032 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 13,905 |
| 1978 | 14,038 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 14,160 |
| 1979 | 31 |
| 1980 | 14,981 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1981 | 14,962 |
| 1981 | 34 |
| 1982 | 15,003 |
| 1982 | 16 |
| 1983 | 14,637 |
| 1983 | 16 |
| 1984 | 16,584 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 18,184 |
| 1985 | 11 |
| 1986 | 17,174 |
| 1986 | 20 |
| 1987 | 16,083 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 14,878 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1989 | 14,433 |
| 1989 | 37 |
| 1990 | 10,890 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 10,724 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 8,213 |
| 1993 | 7,346 |
| 1994 | 6,998 |
| 1995 | 5,934 |
| 1996 | 5,572 |
| 1997 | 5,306 |
| 1998 | 5,041 |
| 1999 | 3,796 |
| 2000 | 3,731 |
| 2001 | 3,349 |
| 2002 | 3,049 |
| 2003 | 2,858 |
| 2004 | 3,258 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 3,000 |
| 2006 | 2,452 |
| 2007 | 2,264 |
| 2008 | 1,822 |
| 2009 | 1,446 |
| 2010 | 1,198 |
| 2011 | 1,335 |
| 2012 | 1,307 |
| 2013 | 1,072 |
| 2014 | 1,071 |
| 2015 | 1,105 |
| 2016 | 1,160 |
| 2017 | 1,110 |
| 2018 | 931 |
| 2019 | 958 |
| 2020 | 899 |
| 2021 | 932 |
| 2022 | 1,005 |
| 2023 | 991 |
| 2024 | 983 |