Annalaura
A combination of the feminine names Anna and Laura.
Name Census estimates that about 79 living Americans carry the first name Annalaura. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Annalaura today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annalaura births was 1999 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annalaura. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Annalaura. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
79
~ 1 in 4,338,663 Americans
Peak year
1999
8 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,503
Tracked since 1989
Popularity
Annalaura: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annalaura from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 40 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annalaura by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Annalaura during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annalaura
The name Annalaura is a combination of the feminine given names Anna and Laura. It is of Italian origin and is believed to have originated in the Renaissance period, around the 15th or 16th century.
The name Anna has its roots in the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" or "favor." It is a biblical name that appears in the New Testament as the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary. The name Laura, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin word "laurus," which means "laurel." The laurel was a symbol of victory and honor in ancient Roman culture.
There are no recorded historical references or ancient texts that mention the combined name Annalaura specifically. However, both Anna and Laura have been widely used throughout history as separate names.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Annalaura was Annalaura Boccone, an Italian botanist who lived in the 17th century (1658-1704). She was known for her contributions to the study of plant anatomy and taxonomy.
Another notable Annalaura was Annalaura Tornabene, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived in the 18th century (1711-1793). She was renowned for her religious artworks and was a member of the Accademia di San Luca, one of the oldest academies of art in Europe.
In the 19th century, Annalaura Petruzzelli (1832-1897) was an Italian operatic soprano who performed in various opera houses across Europe, including La Scala in Milan.
Annalaura Gallone (1906-1994) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who worked during the Golden Age of Italian cinema. She directed several notable films, including "Piccolo Mondo Antico" (1941) and "La Certosa di Parma" (1947).
More recently, Annalaura di Luggo (born 1980) is an Italian artist known for her large-scale installations and sculpture works, which often explore themes of identity, memory, and the human condition.
People
Annalaura + last name combinations
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Annalaura: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annalaura?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 79 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annalaura going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,338,663 US residents.
Is Annalaura a common name?
We classify Annalaura as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 81 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annalaura most popular?
The single biggest year for Annalaura was 1999, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annalaura is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Annalaura a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Annalaura in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.