Laurence

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Primarily a girl's name · 97% girls

Origin: French

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 546 babies (rank #56 that year). In 2024 it was given to 99 girls (rank #305). 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

11,343
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
546
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
1991451#75
1992483#77
1993525#65
1994447#68
1995506#66
1996546#56
1997507#57
1998447#64
1999372#73
2000315#92
2001342#78
2002354#74
2003375#70
2004367#70
2005332#77
2006319#85
2007300#93
2008377#73
2009308#94
2010338#79
2011319#83
2012348#74
2013273#109
2014264#113
2015278#104
2016247#115
2017219#125
2018194#147
2019159#175
2020170#154
2021152#193
2022117#247
202398#305
202499#305