Laura Linney
There are approximately 2 people named Laura Linney living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laura with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Linney. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Laura
573K
Alive today
Named Linney
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 573K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 51
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #25,381
Per 100K: 0.33
Top ancestry: White (79.8%)
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 Linney surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Linney, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.8%.
- White79.8%
- Black or African American13.0%
- Hispanic or Latino4.0%
- Two or more races1.7%
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 Linney appears at a rate of 0.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Laura Linney. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Laura
FAQ
Laura Linney: questions and answers
How many people are named Laura Linney?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Laura Linney. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1671%) with the surname frequency (0.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Laura Linney?
We classify Laura Linney as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 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.