Laurence

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Laurence 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

Laurence first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 216 babies (rank #162 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Laurence

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.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,596

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

216

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Laurence

Laurence Olivierfilm screenwriter · b. 1907
Laurence Fishburnemanufacturer · b. 1961
Laurence Sterneautobiographer · b. 1713
Laurence Harveyfilm actor · b. 1928
Laurence J. Peteruniversity teacher · b. 1919

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	202	#170
1997	216	#162
1998	181	#186
1999	204	#167
2000	160	#203
2001	96	#288
2002	108	#263
2003	96	#299
2004	101	#297
2005	82	#381
2006	91	#382
2007	93	#390
2008	105	#361
2009	89	#430
2010	122	#344
2011	102	#388
2012	106	#394
2013	109	#374
2014	116	#363
2015	115	#380
2016	102	#416