Laurie Walters
There are approximately 40 people named Laurie Walters living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laurie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Walters. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
40
1 in 8,568,858
Named Laurie
133K
Alive today
Named Walters
104K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 133K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 61
Estimated bearers: 104K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #350
Per 100K: 30.30
Top ancestry: White (82.9%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Walters surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Walters, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 82.9%.
- White82.9%
- Black or African American11.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
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).
The surname Walters appears at a rate of 30.30 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0303%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 40 people with the full name Laurie Walters. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Laurie
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FAQ
Laurie Walters: questions and answers
How many people are named Laurie Walters?
We estimate approximately 40 people in the United States share the full name Laurie Walters. That works out to about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0387%) with the surname frequency (30.30 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Laurie Walters?
We classify Laurie Walters as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,568,858 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.