Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 38% girls / 62% boys
Origin: FrenchLaurence 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Laurence yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1 | #99 |
| 1955 | 1 | #810 |
| 1957 | 2 | #783 |
| 1958 | 2 | #818 |
| 1964 | 3 | #813 |
| 1965 | 3 | #831 |
| 1966 | 4 | #793 |
| 1967 | 4 | #817 |
| 1968 | 3 | #900 |
| 1969 | 3 | #917 |
| 1971 | 3 | #896 |
| 1972 | 6 | #760 |
| 1973 | 4 | #832 |
| 1975 | 2 | #1,068 |
| 1976 | 8 | #666 |
| 1977 | 5 | #796 |
| 1978 | 8 | #681 |
| 1979 | 8 | #675 |
| 1980 | 7 | #746 |
| 1981 | 9 | #678 |
| 1982 | 5 | #850 |
| 1983 | 7 | #739 |
| 1984 | 12 | #606 |
| 1985 | 15 | #559 |
| 1986 | 17 | #536 |
| 1987 | 8 | #745 |
| 1988 | 14 | #612 |
| 1989 | 12 | #650 |
| 1990 | 12 | #676 |
| 1991 | 10 | #717 |
| 1992 | 11 | #695 |
| 1993 | 13 | #654 |
| 1994 | 16 | #612 |
| 1995 | 10 | #741 |
| 1996 | 11 | #724 |
| 1997 | 10 | #757 |
| 1998 | 6 | #924 |
| 1999 | 14 | #657 |
| 2000 | 8 | #845 |
| 2001 | 10 | #781 |
| 2002 | 12 | #715 |
| 2003 | 5 | #1,017 |
| 2004 | 10 | #765 |
| 2005 | 9 | #794 |
| 2006 | 5 | #989 |
| 2007 | 1 | #1,483 |
| 2008 | 1 | #1,467 |
| 2009 | 1 | #1,447 |
| 2010 | 4 | #1,039 |
| 2011 | 4 | #989 |
| 2012 | 2 | #1,140 |
| 2013 | 2 | #1,193 |
| 2015 | 1 | #247 |
| 2016 | 1 | #38 |
