Laurel

Primarily a girl's name · 96% 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 1883 and has been recorded in 140 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1956 with 1,181 babies (rank #241 that year). In 2024 it was given to 386 girls (rank #728). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

48,599

Total babies (all years)

140

Years in the data

1,181

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Laurel

Laurel Clarksubmariner · b. 1961

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1883	12	#571
1884	6	#977
1885	5	#1,122
1886	7	#947
1887	6	#1,093
1889	6	#1,209
1890	7	#1,153
1891	10	#924
1892	11	#940
1893	9	#1,052
1894	16	#768
1895	5	#1,719
1896	6	#1,496
1897	9	#1,122
1898	14	#943
1899	11	#1,007
1900	10	#1,272
1901	15	#869
1902	10	#1,173
1904	16	#924
1905	8	#1,481
1906	7	#1,642
1907	8	#1,573
1908	16	#1,027
1909	18	#981
1910	12	#1,384
1911	17	#1,091
1912	23	#1,094
1913	30	#991
1914	33	#1,050
1915	41	#1,047
1916	37	#1,178
1917	55	#939
1918	65	#889
1919	53	#991
1920	68	#883
1921	63	#939
1922	89	#774
1923	202	#486
1924	177	#546
1925	135	#632
1926	169	#537
1927	223	#467
1928	165	#541
1929	146	#568
1930	139	#581
1931	127	#588
1932	119	#604
1933	102	#652
1934	96	#684
1935	102	#650
1936	80	#753
1937	127	#597
1938	281	#398
1939	352	#339
1940	287	#406
1941	297	#400
1942	294	#418
1943	299	#425
1944	349	#378
1945	530	#298
1946	678	#283
1947	775	#277
1948	687	#292
1949	694	#293
1950	758	#282
1951	851	#269
1952	888	#269
1953	938	#267
1954	879	#286
1955	982	#276
1956	1,181	#241
1957	1,123	#255
1958	965	#287
1959	874	#312
1960	789	#333
1961	757	#345
1962	700	#358
1963	717	#355
1964	544	#416
1965	524	#405
1966	444	#444
1967	506	#415
1968	752	#317
1969	632	#369
1970	622	#382
1971	494	#424
1972	466	#416
1973	416	#449
1974	343	#507
1975	313	#549
1976	330	#531
1977	337	#537
1978	313	#558
1979	431	#467
1980	477	#449
1981	481	#446
1982	507	#431
1983	436	#464
1984	491	#428
1985	561	#402
1986	482	#449
1987	447	#482
1988	493	#455
1989	526	#461
1990	447	#532
1991	432	#543
1992	374	#609
1993	426	#561
1994	488	#510
1995	407	#567
1996	376	#608
1997	474	#510
1998	497	#509
1999	444	#566
2000	463	#564
2001	399	#628
2002	375	#674
2003	404	#656
2004	355	#740
2005	332	#783
2006	316	#850
2007	288	#939
2008	272	#982
2009	241	#1,061
2010	233	#1,067
2011	282	#923
2012	262	#970
2013	297	#870
2014	340	#816
2015	369	#767
2016	459	#643
2017	504	#598
2018	484	#622
2019	388	#728
2020	415	#685
2021	465	#637
2022	415	#710
2023	394	#715
2024	386	#728