Laurent

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Laurent is a French masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in France, Canada, and other French-speaking countries. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum".

From Wikipedia

Laurent first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 295 babies (rank #120 that year). In 2024 it was given to 295 boys (rank #99). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Laurent

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,263

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

295

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Laurent

Laurent Gbagbouniversity teacher · b. 1945
Laurent-Désiré Kabilapolitician · b. 1939
Laurent Fabiussocialist · b. 1946
Laurent Blancassociation football player · b. 1965
Laurent Koscielnyassociation football player · b. 1985

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	116	#251
1992	115	#259
1993	123	#239
1994	79	#310
1995	106	#268
1996	115	#246
1997	110	#253
1998	97	#270
1999	103	#252
2000	93	#265
2001	90	#270
2002	86	#279
2003	101	#258
2004	84	#293
2005	112	#255
2006	124	#238
2007	126	#241
2008	145	#224
2009	152	#223
2010	121	#260
2011	120	#272
2012	163	#217
2013	168	#215
2014	182	#207
2015	181	#202
2016	191	#192
2017	193	#200
2018	211	#181
2019	250	#150
2020	252	#139
2021	295	#120
2022	271	#123
2023	283	#112
2024	295	#99