Laurel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 141 recorded years as a table

Laurel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1883	107
1884	47
1885	38
1886	48
1887	41
1889	34
1890	37
1891	54
1892	52
1893	42
1894	72
1895	21
1896	25
1897	38
1898	54
1899	47
1900	33
1901	63
1902	38
1904	58
1905	27
1906	24
1907	25
1908	48
1909	52
1910	30
1911	41
1912	41
1913	48
1914	43
1915	42
1916	35
1917	51
1918	56
1919	47
1920	57
1921	51
1922	74
1923	167
1924	142
1925	111
1926	143
1927	187
1928	143
1929	131
1930	123
1931	119
1932	112
1933	101
1934	92
1935	97
1936	77
1937	119
1938	255
1939	321
1940	251
1941	246
1942	218
1943	214
1944	263
1945	405
1946	431
1947	437
1948	405
1949	406
1950	442
1951	473
1952	479
1953	499
1954	453
1955	502
1956	588
1957	549
1958	480
1959	432
1960	391
1961	375
1962	356
1963	372
1964	287
1965	297
1966	262
1967	306
1968	459
1969	374
1970	356
1971	297
1972	306
1973	285
1974	234
1975	215
1976	225
1977	220
1978	204
1979	268
1980	287
1981	288
1982	299
1983	261
1984	292
1985	326
1986	281
1987	257
1988	277
1989	285
1990	235
1991	230
1992	203
1993	235
1994	273
1995	231
1996	214
1997	272
1998	281
1999	250
2000	255
2001	222
2002	209
2003	221
2004	193
2005	180
2006	166
2007	150
2008	144
2009	131
2010	131
2011	160
2012	149
2013	169
2014	190
2015	207
2016	259
2017	292
2018	285
2019	231
2020	257
2021	283
2022	253
2023	246
2024	239
2025	231

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Pennsylvania 2.9×
Tennessee 2.8×
Alabama 2.5×
Wisconsin 2.3×
Virginia 2.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 372
Rank in 2025: #734
How rare: 1 in 4,320 girls
Since 1883: 47,113

Most popular in 1956, at 588 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 12% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Pennsylvania	2.9×	95
Tennessee	2.8×	64
Alabama	2.5×	33
Wisconsin	2.3×	33
Virginia	2.0×	48

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.