Laurence

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Laurence is in modern use as an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The modern English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum".

From Wikipedia

Laurence first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 70 babies (rank #86 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Laurence

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

354

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Laurence

Laurence Olivierfilm screenwriter · b. 1907
Laurence Fishburnemanufacturer · b. 1961
Laurence Sterneautobiographer · b. 1713
Laurence Harveyfilm actor · b. 1928
Laurence J. Peteruniversity teacher · b. 1919

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	70	#86
1953	62	#94
1954	63	#94
1955	61	#100
1956	56	#98
1960	34	#107
2014	1	#1,689
2015	3	#438
2016	2	#679
2017	2	#677