Fun Facts About the Name Lauren
- An established favorite: Lauren held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 37 consecutive years, from 1978 through 2014.
- More than 481 thousand babies named Lauren: U.S. records list 481,392 babies given the name Lauren from 1880 through 2025. Even 5,818 boys received the name Lauren - about 1 boy for every 82 girls.
What Does the Name Lauren Mean?
Lauren is the English feminine form of the French masculine name Laurent, which descends from the Latin Laurentius. Literally, Laurentius means "a man from Laurentum" - Laurentum being an ancient town in Latium, on the Italian coast near Rome. The town's name was popularly connected to laurus, the Latin word for the laurel or bay tree, so Laurentius was widely interpreted as "laurel" or "crowned with laurel." That customary meaning has carried into modern use, though the link between Laurentum and laurus is a traditional association rather than a securely established etymology.
Lauren Name History & Origins
The Latin Laurentius was borne by early Christian saints, most notably Saint Lawrence, a deacon of Rome who was martyred in 258. Through the Latin church his name spread widely and took local forms: Lorenzo in Italian and Spanish, Laurent in French, Lorenz in German, and Lars and Lorens in Scandinavian languages. The feminine English Lauren is a shortened form related to these masculine names; it is also identical in spelling to a Scottish surname, and the given name and the surname developed separately.
As a first name, Lauren was used for boys in English-speaking countries in the early 20th century before becoming predominantly feminine. Its use as a woman's name grew over the course of the century, and it remains a recognizable feminine given name in the United States, Britain, and other English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Lauren?
Lauren remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1978 to 2014. Its highest annual birth count was in 1989, and people born that year turn 37 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #401 | 777 | 0.0483% |
| 2024 | #351 | 879 | 0.0545% |
| 2023 | #343 | 900 | 0.0562% |
| 2022 | #327 | 987 | 0.0602% |
| 2021 | #336 | 969 | 0.0591% |
| 2020 | #232 | 1,278 | 0.0791% |
| 2019 | #202 | 1,513 | 0.0902% |
| 2018 | #174 | 1,705 | 0.1003% |
| 2017 | #148 | 1,992 | 0.1154% |
| 2016 | #134 | 2,325 | 0.1312% |
| 2015 | #119 | 2,697 | 0.1511% |
| 2014 | #94 | 3,096 | 0.1734% |
| 2013 | #92 | 3,349 | 0.1909% |
| 2012 | #72 | 3,660 | 0.2079% |
| 2011 | #62 | 4,100 | 0.2331% |
| 2010 | #58 | 4,466 | 0.2513% |
| 2009 | #46 | 5,203 | 0.2833% |
| 2008 | #30 | 6,454 | 0.3414% |
| 2007 | #28 | 7,436 | 0.3868% |
| 2006 | #24 | 8,498 | 0.4470% |
| 2005 | #21 | 9,248 | 0.5005% |
| 2004 | #16 | 9,983 | 0.5437% |
| 2003 | #15 | 11,051 | 0.6049% |
| 2002 | #13 | 12,326 | 0.6860% |
| 2001 | #15 | 12,782 | 0.7099% |
| 2000 | #11 | 14,176 | 0.7806% |
| 1999 | #12 | 13,911 | 0.7843% |
| 1998 | #14 | 12,907 | 0.7305% |
| 1997 | #14 | 13,248 | 0.7611% |
| 1996 | #16 | 12,594 | 0.7184% |
| 1995 | #15 | 13,444 | 0.7645% |
| 1994 | #14 | 15,158 | 0.8488% |
| 1993 | #12 | 16,194 | 0.8952% |
| 1992 | #12 | 17,216 | 0.9337% |
| 1991 | #13 | 18,411 | 0.9819% |
| 1990 | #10 | 20,507 | 1.0802% |
| 1989 | #9 | 21,065 | 1.1426% |
| 1988 | #11 | 19,638 | 1.1027% |
| 1987 | #16 | 16,708 | 0.9610% |
| 1986 | #14 | 16,683 | 0.9725% |
| 1985 | #15 | 15,768 | 0.9163% |
| 1984 | #21 | 14,475 | 0.8597% |
| 1983 | #24 | 12,944 | 0.7748% |
| 1982 | #26 | 11,591 | 0.6845% |
| 1981 | #35 | 8,813 | 0.5283% |
| 1980 | #38 | 7,477 | 0.4503% |
| 1979 | #45 | 5,625 | 0.3504% |
| 1978 | #80 | 3,670 | 0.2396% |
| 1977 | #114 | 2,549 | 0.1663% |
| 1976 | #125 | 2,217 | 0.1513% |
| 1975 | #144 | 1,845 | 0.1266% |
| 1974 | #187 | 1,394 | 0.0950% |
| 1973 | #233 | 1,097 | 0.0752% |
| 1972 | #262 | 1,007 | 0.0662% |
| 1971 | #261 | 1,121 | 0.0674% |
| 1970 | #241 | 1,308 | 0.0748% |
| 1969 | #233 | 1,302 | 0.0772% |
| 1968 | #243 | 1,139 | 0.0694% |
| 1967 | #242 | 1,187 | 0.0719% |
| 1966 | #244 | 1,186 | 0.0701% |
| 1965 | #236 | 1,302 | 0.0738% |
| 1964 | #234 | 1,376 | 0.0726% |
| 1963 | #250 | 1,258 | 0.0653% |
| 1962 | #267 | 1,122 | 0.0571% |
| 1961 | #248 | 1,258 | 0.0623% |
| 1960 | #239 | 1,336 | 0.0661% |
| 1959 | #235 | 1,351 | 0.0668% |
| 1958 | #225 | 1,346 | 0.0669% |
| 1957 | #234 | 1,306 | 0.0639% |
| 1956 | #287 | 934 | 0.0465% |
| 1955 | #298 | 856 | 0.0438% |
| 1954 | #313 | 735 | 0.0378% |
| 1953 | #343 | 586 | 0.0311% |
| 1952 | #364 | 515 | 0.0278% |
| 1951 | #407 | 417 | 0.0232% |
| 1950 | #393 | 425 | 0.0248% |
| 1949 | #370 | 447 | 0.0261% |
| 1948 | #387 | 422 | 0.0249% |
| 1947 | #390 | 419 | 0.0236% |
| 1946 | #370 | 415 | 0.0264% |
| 1945 | #354 | 381 | 0.0291% |
| 1944 | #1,165 | 46 | 0.0035% |
| 1943 | #2,392 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,154 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #3,137 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,094 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #4,599 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,003 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #4,565 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,766 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,410 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #8,556 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,375 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,445 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,349 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #10,186 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,276 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,347 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,192 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #8,493 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,518 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #10,546 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,021 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,133 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #5,214 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #3,286 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #2,401 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,795 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #2,796 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,110 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #3,042 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #2,439 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,063 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,288 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #2,282 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #2,007 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #2,066 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,325 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #1,865 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #1,425 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 1990 | #1,107 | 94 | 0.0046% |
| 1989 | #873 | 134 | 0.0067% |
| 1988 | #975 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 1987 | #903 | 109 | 0.0058% |
| 1986 | #1,033 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1985 | #842 | 114 | 0.0062% |
| 1984 | #905 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 1983 | #887 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 1982 | #1,053 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 1981 | #1,040 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1980 | #1,221 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1979 | #1,294 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1978 | #1,293 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1977 | #1,658 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #1,484 | 37 | 0.0024% |
| 1975 | #1,610 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1974 | #1,639 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1973 | #1,570 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1972 | #1,585 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #1,247 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1970 | #1,287 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #1,071 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1968 | #1,197 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1966 | #1,227 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1965 | #1,008 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1964 | #1,169 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1963 | #966 | 61 | 0.0030% |
| 1962 | #1,052 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1961 | #1,101 | 51 | 0.0024% |
| 1960 | #1,001 | 59 | 0.0028% |
| 1959 | #1,008 | 59 | 0.0028% |
| 1958 | #875 | 75 | 0.0035% |
| 1957 | #978 | 61 | 0.0028% |
| 1956 | #944 | 63 | 0.0030% |
| 1955 | #903 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 1954 | #858 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 1953 | #893 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 1952 | #749 | 89 | 0.0046% |
| 1951 | #756 | 86 | 0.0046% |
| 1950 | #793 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1949 | #792 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1948 | #801 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 1947 | #721 | 91 | 0.0050% |
| 1946 | #735 | 80 | 0.0049% |
| 1945 | #787 | 62 | 0.0046% |
| 1944 | #778 | 65 | 0.0048% |
| 1943 | #696 | 86 | 0.0060% |
| 1942 | #837 | 61 | 0.0044% |
| 1941 | #706 | 77 | 0.0063% |
| 1940 | #777 | 64 | 0.0055% |
| 1939 | #678 | 77 | 0.0070% |
| 1938 | #678 | 80 | 0.0072% |
| 1937 | #625 | 87 | 0.0082% |
| 1936 | #808 | 58 | 0.0056% |
| 1935 | #799 | 60 | 0.0058% |
| 1934 | #738 | 69 | 0.0067% |
| 1933 | #860 | 52 | 0.0052% |
| 1932 | #857 | 56 | 0.0054% |
| 1931 | #694 | 76 | 0.0073% |
| 1930 | #887 | 56 | 0.0051% |
| 1929 | #726 | 75 | 0.0070% |
| 1928 | #822 | 64 | 0.0058% |
| 1927 | #817 | 67 | 0.0059% |
| 1926 | #908 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1925 | #812 | 67 | 0.0060% |
| 1924 | #830 | 67 | 0.0059% |
| 1923 | #969 | 51 | 0.0047% |
| 1922 | #869 | 63 | 0.0058% |
| 1921 | #796 | 73 | 0.0066% |
| 1920 | #822 | 67 | 0.0063% |
| 1919 | #794 | 67 | 0.0068% |
| 1918 | #786 | 69 | 0.0068% |
| 1917 | #940 | 47 | 0.0051% |
| 1916 | #978 | 43 | 0.0048% |
| 1915 | #947 | 44 | 0.0052% |
| 1914 | #830 | 42 | 0.0064% |
| 1913 | #941 | 28 | 0.0055% |
| 1912 | #1,077 | 19 | 0.0044% |
| 1911 | #1,017 | 12 | 0.0053% |
| 1910 | #962 | 12 | 0.0062% |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 7 | 0.0043% |
| 1907 | #1,274 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #1,067 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1905 | #1,173 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1904 | #1,312 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1900 | #943 | 9 | 0.0060% |
| 1896 | #1,188 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #1,034 | 6 | 0.0051% |
| 1890 | #1,089 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #1,056 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
