Laurel

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Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Laurel is a unisex given name. The name is of English origin from the Latin Lauras, referring to the laurel tree. Various names related to Laurel are Laura, Lauren, Lori, and Lorraine.

From Wikipedia

Laurel first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 52 babies (rank #514 that year). In 2024 it was given to 26 girls (rank #1,036). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Laurel

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

997
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
52
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
199150#508
199252#514
199350#517
199432#640
199542#575
199633#687
199734#660
199831#711
199932#699
200031#697
200122#914
200216#1,156
200319#1,063
200439#632
200530#800
200619#1,172
200714#1,532
200829#907
200915#1,515
201015#1,557
201118#1,323
201220#1,255
201319#1,268
201425#1,048
201532#842
201627#980
201732#865
201842#696
201923#1,116
202026#1,003
202133#858
202236#761
202328#932
202426#1,036