Laura has been given to about 804,390 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Laura ranks 379th among American girls in 2025, with 805 born that year. Its best year was 1964, when 19,008 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Laura is about 54 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.