Lauren

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Latin

Meaning

Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.

From Wikipedia

Lauren first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 852 babies (rank #6 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lauren

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lauren yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

17,279
Total babies (all years)
40
Years in the data
852
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197637#117
1977128#82
1978165#71
1979326#33
1980387#22
1981539#15
1982620#14
1983697#11
1984852#6
1985827#8
1986813#7
1987792#9
1988833#9
1989809#7
1990781#7
1991751#8
1992714#9
1993674#8
1994697#8
1995714#5
1996599#8
1997572#10
1998424#19
1999477#13
2000438#17
2001407#18
2002399#18
2003304#30
2004293#32
2005240#41
2006138#41
2007141#45
2008118#59
200981#95
201082#88
201275#97
201411#162
20155#313
2016314#81
20175#301