# Laure (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/laure/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,717 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,717 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 12, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 19 | 4,275 |
| 1987 | 19 | 4,395 |
| 1988 | 18 | 4,760 |
| 1989 | 25 | 3,962 |
| 1990 | 11 | 7,625 |
| 1991 | 8 | 9,844 |
| 1992 | 7 | 11,145 |
| 1993 | 6 | 12,723 |
| 1994 | 6 | 12,693 |
| 1997 | 6 | 13,023 |
| 1998 | 6 | 13,375 |
| 2000 | 6 | 14,182 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,839 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16,358 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16,942 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 3,900 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5,201 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |

## People named Laure

- Laure Manaudou, French swimmer (born 1986)
- Laure Boulleau, French footballer (born 1986)
- Laure Calamy, French actress
- Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantès, French writer and memoirist (1784-1838)
- Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, French actress (born 1983)
- Laure Sainclair, French pornographic actress
- Laure Pequegnot, alpine skier
- Laure Killing, French actress (1959-2019)
- Laure Olga Gondjout, Gabonese politician (* 1953)
- Laure Conan, Canadian writer (1845-1924)
- Laure Prouvost, French artist (born 1978)
- Laure Cinti-Damoreau, French opera singer (1801-1863)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.