Laronica
A feminine name possibly combining "Lara" and the suffix "-onica".
Name Census estimates that about 115 living Americans carry the first name Laronica. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Laronica today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laronica births was 1986 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laronica. 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.
People living today
115
~ 1 in 2,980,473 Americans
Peak year
1986
12 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
1993 SSA rank
#12,706
Tracked since 1971
Census
Laronica in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 138 people with the first name Laronica, which placed it at #47,373 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#47,373
National first-name rank
People counted
138
138 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laronica
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laronica is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are White (6.5%) and Two or More Races (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Laronica described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Laronica at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.4% · 122
- White6.5% · 9
- Two or more races5.1% · 7
Popularity
Laronica: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laronica from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 49 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Laronica remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laronica 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 Laronica 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 Laronica
The name Laronica is believed to have originated from the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is thought to be derived from the Etruscan word "Laruni," which translates to "protector" or "guardian."
The earliest known mention of the name Laronica can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription dating back to the 5th century BC, where it is inscribed on a sarcophagus found in the necropolis of Cerveteri, an important Etruscan city located near Rome.
One of the most notable historical figures bearing the name Laronica was a Roman noblewoman who lived in the 1st century AD. She was the daughter of Lucius Arruncius Camillus Scribonianus, a Roman senator and alleged conspirator against the Emperor Claudius. Laronica's life and lineage are recorded in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus.
In the 3rd century AD, there was a Christian martyr named Laronica who was allegedly executed for her faith during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Decius. Her story is recounted in the ancient Christian text "The Acts of the Martyrs."
Another notable figure named Laronica was a 6th-century Byzantine empress, who was the wife of the Emperor Tiberius II Constantine. She is mentioned in the historical chronicles of the Byzantine scholar Theophylact Simocatta.
In the 12th century, there was a French noblewoman named Laronica de Montfort, who was a member of the influential House of Montfort and played a significant role in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in Southern France.
Throughout history, the name Laronica has been relatively rare, but it has persisted across various cultures and time periods, often associated with figures of nobility, religious significance, or historical importance.
People
Laronica + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Laronica: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laronica?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 115 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laronica 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 2,980,473 US residents.
Is Laronica a common name?
We classify Laronica as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 123 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laronica most popular?
The single biggest year for Laronica was 1986, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laronica is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Laronica in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 138 people with the name Laronica, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,373 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Laronica in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Laronica?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laronica leans strongly female. 139 people counted with this name were female (97.2%), compared with 4 male bearers (2.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Laronica?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laronica is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are White (6.5%) and Two or More Races (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Laronica most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Laronica in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.4% (122 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Laronica in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laronica a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Laronica 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.
Is Laronica still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laronica in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Laronica can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have Laronica as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Laronica at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.