Lauri

Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Lauri first appears in the data in 1941 and has been recorded in 73 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 718 babies (rank #355 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Lauri

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,239

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

718

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lauri

Lauri Kristian Relanderagronomist · b. 1883
Lauri Markkanenbasketball player · b. 1997
Lauri IngmanLutheran pastor · b. 1868
Lauri Törnimilitary officer · b. 1919
Lauri Ylönenmusician · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1941	9	#3,139
1943	7	#4,009
1944	9	#3,252
1945	13	#2,537
1946	22	#1,996
1947	36	#1,592
1948	23	#2,046
1949	40	#1,461
1950	48	#1,328
1951	87	#1,004
1952	115	#861
1953	147	#754
1954	189	#680
1955	206	#653
1956	326	#521
1957	390	#483
1958	431	#460
1959	538	#405
1960	705	#364
1961	718	#355
1962	679	#362
1963	631	#384
1964	626	#384
1965	509	#415
1966	470	#434
1967	450	#446
1968	366	#509
1969	407	#478
1970	394	#503
1971	350	#524
1972	281	#582
1973	234	#643
1974	181	#768
1975	178	#789
1976	136	#945
1977	126	#1,048
1978	120	#1,093
1979	95	#1,319
1980	106	#1,241
1981	75	#1,574
1982	72	#1,614
1983	56	#1,874
1984	47	#2,128
1985	49	#2,153
1986	38	#2,591
1987	42	#2,466
1988	27	#3,541
1989	27	#3,742
1990	34	#3,261
1991	28	#3,776
1992	13	#6,877
1993	17	#5,578
1994	8	#10,110
1995	8	#10,105
1996	10	#8,535
1997	7	#11,519
1998	5	#15,476
1999	6	#13,639
2000	8	#11,336
2001	5	#16,803
2002	6	#14,637
2005	5	#18,019
2006	5	#18,818
2008	7	#14,696
2009	5	#18,932
2010	5	#18,635
2011	7	#14,164
2012	6	#16,035
2013	6	#15,704
2016	7	#13,713
2020	5	#16,471
2021	5	#16,631
2022	7	#12,990