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Laurie

/ˈlɔɹi/ · 99% girls · 60 born in 2025

Laurie has been given to about 168,442 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 149,506
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laurie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 10,706
  • Born in 202560
  • All time168,442
  • England & Wales, 2025126

How popular is Laurie?

Its best year was 1962, when 10,706 babies were given the name, ranking 42nd. The typical living American called Laurie is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Laurie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Claudie0.79
  2. Aubrie0.75
  3. Maudie0.75
  4. Audie0.75
  5. Marie0.71
  6. Audrie0.75
  7. Lauri0.74
  8. Carrie0.71

Middle names for Laurie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laurie Noelle0.83
  2. Laurie Catherine0.80
  3. Laurie Frances0.80
  4. Laurie Belle0.80
  5. Laurie Josephine0.80
  6. Laurie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Laurie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.99
  2. Robinsister · 0.96
  3. Pennysister · 0.95
  4. Reginasister · 0.94
  5. Tonybrother · 0.94
  6. Jaybrother · 0.93

Where Laurie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Laurie Wilson0.75
  2. Laurie Williams0.75
  3. Laurie Walker0.75
  4. Laurie Turner0.75
  5. Laurie Torres0.75
  6. Laurie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Laurie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Laurie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.