Laurent

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1912 and has been recorded in 113 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1927 with 39 babies (rank #1,155 that year). In 2024 it was given to 15 boys (rank #6,037). 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.

1,999

Total babies (all years)

113

Years in the data

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
1912	8	#1,970
1913	6	#2,661
1914	10	#2,199
1915	18	#1,691
1916	24	#1,448
1917	18	#1,784
1918	23	#1,568
1919	21	#1,669
1920	29	#1,367
1921	26	#1,494
1922	22	#1,674
1923	28	#1,405
1924	24	#1,605
1925	24	#1,559
1926	27	#1,420
1927	39	#1,155
1928	34	#1,243
1929	26	#1,431
1930	32	#1,268
1931	25	#1,412
1932	19	#1,690
1933	16	#1,798
1934	13	#2,081
1935	14	#1,991
1936	20	#1,525
1937	15	#1,878
1938	13	#2,043
1939	15	#1,835
1940	13	#2,042
1941	12	#2,152
1942	11	#2,330
1943	10	#2,479
1944	16	#1,789
1945	17	#1,665
1946	19	#1,674
1947	27	#1,435
1948	27	#1,418
1949	27	#1,422
1950	30	#1,330
1951	22	#1,624
1952	13	#2,214
1953	17	#1,929
1954	19	#1,796
1955	16	#2,014
1956	23	#1,667
1957	11	#2,572
1958	20	#1,810
1959	26	#1,575
1960	22	#1,749
1961	22	#1,763
1962	17	#2,003
1963	20	#1,813
1964	14	#2,266
1965	22	#1,697
1966	18	#1,859
1967	9	#2,890
1968	19	#1,873
1969	15	#2,264
1970	13	#2,690
1971	20	#2,092
1972	15	#2,490
1973	16	#2,458
1974	9	#3,722
1975	17	#2,504
1976	8	#4,239
1977	14	#2,990
1978	16	#2,744
1979	12	#3,471
1980	14	#3,187
1981	21	#2,383
1982	21	#2,388
1983	16	#2,864
1984	18	#2,663
1985	14	#3,320
1986	21	#2,574
1987	14	#3,443
1988	14	#3,625
1989	29	#2,331
1990	14	#4,103
1991	13	#4,372
1992	12	#4,742
1993	20	#3,323
1994	16	#4,024
1995	18	#3,639
1996	17	#3,943
1997	9	#6,405
1998	17	#4,123
1999	10	#6,314
2000	19	#4,149
2001	14	#5,302
2002	15	#5,049
2003	18	#4,544
2004	12	#6,369
2005	11	#6,912
2006	6	#11,477
2007	11	#7,401
2008	13	#6,628
2009	12	#7,069
2010	12	#6,929
2011	9	#8,494
2012	10	#7,899
2013	8	#9,302
2014	12	#6,894
2015	12	#6,913
2016	11	#7,412
2017	15	#5,956
2018	17	#5,442
2019	18	#5,268
2020	14	#6,158
2021	22	#4,570
2022	35	#3,387
2023	27	#4,072
2024	15	#6,037