Laura Dern
There are approximately 1 people named Laura Dern living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laura with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dern. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Laura
573K
Alive today
Named Dern
651
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 573K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 51
Estimated bearers: 651
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #39,004
Per 100K: 0.19
Top ancestry: White (94.7%)
First name trend
Laura: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Laura. The peak year was 1964 with 19,008 births. The average person named Laura today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dern surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dern, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.7%.
- White94.7%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2%
- Two or more races1.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Laura has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1671% of the US population, based on 572,579 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Dern appears at a rate of 0.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Laura Dern. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Laura Dern: questions and answers
How many people are named Laura Dern?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Laura Dern. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1671%) with the surname frequency (0.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Laura Dern?
We classify Laura Dern as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Laura a male or female name?
Laura is predominantly female. Out of 803,566 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Laura profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.