Lauren

What Lauren means

Same root as Laurence, possibly meaning “laurel”

Doublet of Laurence || From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum ", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Lauren” (revision 93672107) and “Laurence” (revision 92514358), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Lauren?

US: Falling: down from #119 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #180 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1989, when 21,065 girls got the name (#9 that year). First in the US records in 1924.

How common

• About 1 in 2,069 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 9,046 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,473 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MT (2.48 per 1,000 girls), ND (1.85 per 1,000 girls), NH (1.84 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Lauren is #401 in the US and #1166 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Lauren were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Lauryn148 US · 3 E&W
• Loren55 US · 4 E&W
• Lareen34 US · 13 E&W
• Larin7 US · 20 E&W
• Laureen10 US
• Laren0 US · 5 E&W
• Lawren5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Lauren

Girls

• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*
• Miranda#654“admirable”^*
• Sara#198Variant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”^*
• Amanda#493“to love”^*
• Monica#736Editor’s note Down from #559 in 2015 to #736 in 2025 in the US
• Priscilla#544“former, ancient, old-fashioned”^*

For a brother

• Justin#233“just”^*
• Anthony#46“flower”^*
• Victor#209“conqueror”^*
• Marcus#258Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1984, with 5,996 babies; 1,341 in 2025
• Mark#244Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 58,727 babies; 1,416 in 2025
• Paul#262“small”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Latin, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Lauren’s. Rank is US 2025.