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Laurel vs Margaret

Margaret leads today (#112 vs #734), and Margaret is still climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Laurel and Margaret per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

9.5k19k28.5k1880192019602000LaurelMargaret1880: Laurel 0 · Margaret 1,5781881: Laurel 0 · Margaret 1,6581882: Laurel 0 · Margaret 1,8211883: Laurel 12 · Margaret 1,8811884: Laurel 6 · Margaret 2,1421885: Laurel 5 · Margaret 2,2041886: Laurel 7 · Margaret 2,2751887: Laurel 6 · Margaret 2,4191888: Laurel 0 · Margaret 2,9041889: Laurel 6 · Margaret 2,9171890: Laurel 7 · Margaret 3,1001891: Laurel 10 · Margaret 3,0651892: Laurel 11 · Margaret 3,4351893: Laurel 9 · Margaret 3,5651894: Laurel 16 · Margaret 3,7001895: Laurel 5 · Margaret 3,9311896: Laurel 6 · Margaret 4,0501897: Laurel 9 · Margaret 4,1461898: Laurel 14 · Margaret 4,6961899: Laurel 11 · Margaret 4,2491900: Laurel 10 · Margaret 5,3041901: Laurel 15 · Margaret 4,4241902: Laurel 10 · Margaret 5,0111903: Laurel 0 · Margaret 5,0451904: Laurel 16 · Margaret 5,3021905: Laurel 8 · Margaret 5,6901906: Laurel 7 · Margaret 6,0961907: Laurel 8 · Margaret 6,7131908: Laurel 16 · Margaret 6,9761909: Laurel 18 · Margaret 7,3581910: Laurel 12 · Margaret 8,2261911: Laurel 17 · Margaret 9,2791912: Laurel 23 · Margaret 12,5361913: Laurel 30 · Margaret 14,4861914: Laurel 33 · Margaret 17,7631915: Laurel 41 · Margaret 23,0541916: Laurel 37 · Margaret 24,9531917: Laurel 55 · Margaret 25,5601918: Laurel 65 · Margaret 27,1391919: Laurel 53 · Margaret 26,2381920: Laurel 68 · Margaret 27,9941921: Laurel 63 · Margaret 28,4681922: Laurel 89 · Margaret 26,8621923: Laurel 202 · Margaret 26,1341924: Laurel 177 · Margaret 26,5471925: Laurel 135 · Margaret 24,4631926: Laurel 169 · Margaret 23,0721927: Laurel 223 · Margaret 21,9641928: Laurel 165 · Margaret 20,2951929: Laurel 146 · Margaret 19,2121930: Laurel 139 · Margaret 18,3501931: Laurel 127 · Margaret 17,3321932: Laurel 119 · Margaret 16,5561933: Laurel 102 · Margaret 15,2411934: Laurel 96 · Margaret 15,1441935: Laurel 102 · Margaret 14,7271936: Laurel 80 · Margaret 14,5961937: Laurel 127 · Margaret 15,1441938: Laurel 281 · Margaret 15,3301939: Laurel 352 · Margaret 14,9491940: Laurel 287 · Margaret 15,0631941: Laurel 297 · Margaret 15,6961942: Laurel 294 · Margaret 16,5491943: Laurel 299 · Margaret 17,1531944: Laurel 349 · Margaret 16,3201945: Laurel 530 · Margaret 15,6851946: Laurel 678 · Margaret 18,1361947: Laurel 775 · Margaret 20,1011948: Laurel 687 · Margaret 18,8731949: Laurel 694 · Margaret 19,4521950: Laurel 758 · Margaret 18,1101951: Laurel 851 · Margaret 17,6921952: Laurel 888 · Margaret 17,1021953: Laurel 938 · Margaret 16,1951954: Laurel 879 · Margaret 15,2261955: Laurel 982 · Margaret 14,4401956: Laurel 1,181 · Margaret 13,9131957: Laurel 1,123 · Margaret 13,0131958: Laurel 965 · Margaret 12,3141959: Laurel 874 · Margaret 11,5771960: Laurel 790 · Margaret 11,3621961: Laurel 757 · Margaret 10,5591962: Laurel 700 · Margaret 10,0751963: Laurel 717 · Margaret 9,3041964: Laurel 544 · Margaret 9,1011965: Laurel 524 · Margaret 7,7991966: Laurel 444 · Margaret 6,9601967: Laurel 506 · Margaret 6,2261968: Laurel 753 · Margaret 5,4401969: Laurel 631 · Margaret 5,0441970: Laurel 622 · Margaret 4,7041971: Laurel 494 · Margaret 4,0011972: Laurel 466 · Margaret 3,2861973: Laurel 416 · Margaret 3,1671974: Laurel 343 · Margaret 3,0871975: Laurel 313 · Margaret 2,9501976: Laurel 330 · Margaret 2,6661977: Laurel 337 · Margaret 2,6251978: Laurel 313 · Margaret 2,6291979: Laurel 431 · Margaret 2,8321980: Laurel 477 · Margaret 2,8591981: Laurel 481 · Margaret 2,7921982: Laurel 507 · Margaret 2,9981983: Laurel 436 · Margaret 2,9441984: Laurel 491 · Margaret 3,0331985: Laurel 561 · Margaret 3,0721986: Laurel 482 · Margaret 3,0841987: Laurel 447 · Margaret 3,1461988: Laurel 493 · Margaret 3,1391989: Laurel 526 · Margaret 3,2851990: Laurel 447 · Margaret 3,3721991: Laurel 432 · Margaret 3,1951992: Laurel 374 · Margaret 3,2441993: Laurel 426 · Margaret 3,1671994: Laurel 488 · Margaret 3,1051995: Laurel 407 · Margaret 3,2211996: Laurel 376 · Margaret 3,1031997: Laurel 474 · Margaret 2,9671998: Laurel 497 · Margaret 2,9621999: Laurel 444 · Margaret 2,9582000: Laurel 463 · Margaret 3,1222001: Laurel 399 · Margaret 2,8962002: Laurel 375 · Margaret 2,6782003: Laurel 404 · Margaret 2,6252004: Laurel 355 · Margaret 2,4362005: Laurel 332 · Margaret 2,3122006: Laurel 316 · Margaret 2,1882007: Laurel 288 · Margaret 2,0292008: Laurel 272 · Margaret 1,8652009: Laurel 241 · Margaret 1,7682010: Laurel 233 · Margaret 1,7022011: Laurel 282 · Margaret 1,6992012: Laurel 262 · Margaret 1,7802013: Laurel 297 · Margaret 1,7742014: Laurel 340 · Margaret 1,9512015: Laurel 369 · Margaret 2,1102016: Laurel 459 · Margaret 2,2172017: Laurel 504 · Margaret 2,2552018: Laurel 484 · Margaret 2,3342019: Laurel 388 · Margaret 2,2142020: Laurel 415 · Margaret 2,1962021: Laurel 465 · Margaret 2,2452022: Laurel 415 · Margaret 2,1992023: Laurel 394 · Margaret 2,0852024: Laurel 387 · Margaret 2,3162025: Laurel 372 · Margaret 2,436
LaurelMargaret

Head to head

LaurelMargaret
2025 rank
#734
#112
Babies named in 2025
372
2,436
Peak year
1956
1916
Trend
Declining since 1985
Rising since 2010
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
47,113
1,264,774
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