Lauren
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from laurentum; feminine form of Lawrence.
Babies a year
1,983
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#401
down from #351
UK popularity
#1166
28 babies
How Lauren has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #119 |
| 2016 | #134 |
| 2017 | #148 |
| 2018 | #173 |
| 2019 | #202 |
| 2020 | #232 |
| 2021 | #337 |
| 2022 | #327 |
| 2023 | #343 |
| 2024 | #351 |
| 2025 | #401 |
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Lauren. In the US, 1,983 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 21,061 in 1989.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lauren was most common in 1990, when it went to 1.00% of American babies of that sex.
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