Over the past 110 years, 321 boys and 39 627 girls have been named Laurel. The name Laurel ranks 3984th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Laurel in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Laurel came in the 1920s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.