The baby name Laurel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1914 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 1,358 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Laurel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 38 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 26 |
| 1920 | 41 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1921 | 34 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1922 | 35 |
| 1923 | 220 |
| 1923 | 52 |
| 1924 | 213 |
| 1924 | 32 |
| 1925 | 94 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1926 | 202 |
| 1926 | 55 |
| 1927 | 235 |
| 1927 | 33 |
| 1928 | 176 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 171 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1930 | 155 |
| 1931 | 118 |
| 1931 | 7 |
| 1932 | 102 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 49 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1934 | 42 |
| 1934 | 17 |
| 1935 | 53 |
| 1935 | 11 |
| 1936 | 46 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1937 | 76 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 254 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1939 | 339 |
| 1939 | 18 |
| 1940 | 264 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 265 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1942 | 276 |
| 1943 | 247 |
| 1944 | 299 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 493 |
| 1946 | 667 |
| 1947 | 824 |
| 1947 | 18 |
| 1948 | 741 |
| 1949 | 753 |
| 1950 | 877 |
| 1951 | 1,062 |
| 1952 | 1,111 |
| 1952 | 15 |
| 1953 | 1,162 |
| 1954 | 1,018 |
| 1955 | 1,113 |
| 1956 | 1,358 |
| 1957 | 1,316 |
| 1958 | 1,102 |
| 1959 | 998 |
| 1960 | 928 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 844 |
| 1962 | 653 |
| 1963 | 743 |
| 1964 | 521 |
| 1965 | 546 |
| 1966 | 390 |
| 1967 | 514 |
| 1968 | 837 |
| 1969 | 690 |
| 1970 | 660 |
| 1971 | 482 |
| 1972 | 447 |
| 1973 | 431 |
| 1974 | 277 |
| 1975 | 295 |
| 1976 | 259 |
| 1977 | 314 |
| 1978 | 252 |
| 1979 | 397 |
| 1980 | 437 |
| 1981 | 404 |
| 1982 | 462 |
| 1983 | 373 |
| 1984 | 458 |
| 1985 | 584 |
| 1986 | 477 |
| 1987 | 451 |
| 1988 | 547 |
| 1989 | 472 |
| 1990 | 354 |
| 1991 | 452 |
| 1992 | 328 |
| 1993 | 385 |
| 1994 | 489 |
| 1995 | 384 |
| 1996 | 364 |
| 1997 | 507 |
| 1998 | 548 |
| 1999 | 409 |
| 2000 | 421 |
| 2001 | 412 |
| 2002 | 315 |
| 2003 | 400 |
| 2004 | 421 |
| 2005 | 385 |
| 2006 | 333 |
| 2007 | 296 |
| 2008 | 315 |
| 2009 | 192 |
| 2010 | 191 |
| 2011 | 276 |
| 2012 | 237 |
| 2013 | 292 |
| 2014 | 303 |
| 2015 | 426 |
| 2016 | 458 |
| 2017 | 583 |
| 2018 | 522 |
| 2019 | 382 |
| 2020 | 439 |
| 2021 | 487 |
| 2022 | 454 |
| 2023 | 442 |
| 2024 | 389 |