Laurie Holden
There are approximately 15 people named Laurie Holden living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laurie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Holden. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
15
1 in 22,850,289
Named Laurie
133K
Alive today
Named Holden
38K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 133K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 61
Top Census group: White (91.6%)
Estimated bearers: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,048
Per 100K: 11.03
Top ancestry: White (74.0%)
First name trend
Laurie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Laurie. The peak year was 1962 with 10,705 births. The average person named Laurie today is 61 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laurie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Laurie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 91.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Laurie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Laurie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.6% · 132,234
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 4,185
- Black or African American2.0% · 2,901
- Two or more races2.0% · 2,860
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 1,506
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 666
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Holden surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Holden, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Holden described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Holden at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.0% · 24,389
- Black or African American17.1% · 5,637
- Two or more races4.3% · 1,431
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 1,071
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 234
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 217
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Laurie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0387% of the US population, based on 132,570 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Laurie right now.
The surname Holden appears at a rate of 11.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0110%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 15 people with the full name Laurie Holden. 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
Laurie Holden: questions and answers
How many people are named Laurie Holden?
We estimate approximately 15 people in the United States share the full name Laurie Holden. That works out to about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0387%) with the surname frequency (11.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Laurie Holden?
We classify Laurie Holden as "Very Rare". About 1 in 22,850,289 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Laurie a male or female name?
Laurie is predominantly female. Out of 168,382 total SSA registrations, 1.2% were male and 98.8% were female. See the full Laurie 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Laurie Holden?
You can see how common the name Laurie Holden is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.