# Lauren (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lauren/  
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 | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔɹɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Laurie |
| Variant spellings | Loren, Lorin, Lauryn, Lawrence, Laurin |
| US babies named this | 481,395 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,818 / 475,577 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 50,695, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latin clipping of Laurentius. Doublet of Laurence.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,100 | 62 |
| 2012 | 3,660 | 72 |
| 2013 | 3,350 | 92 |
| 2014 | 3,097 | 94 |
| 2015 | 2,697 | 119 |
| 2016 | 2,325 | 134 |
| 2017 | 1,992 | 148 |
| 2018 | 1,705 | 174 |
| 2019 | 1,513 | 202 |
| 2020 | 1,278 | 232 |
| 2021 | 969 | 337 |
| 2022 | 987 | 327 |
| 2023 | 900 | 343 |
| 2024 | 882 | 351 |
| 2025 | 777 | 401 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | 5,133 |
| 2008 | 12 | 7,021 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10,546 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8,518 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8,495 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6,194 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,347 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10,279 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10,187 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9,351 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13,451 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,379 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,562 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10,413 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13,426 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 710 | 85 |
| 2012 | 559 | 103 |
| 2013 | 442 | 126 |
| 2014 | 415 | 130 |
| 2015 | 304 | 180 |
| 2016 | 283 | 193 |
| 2017 | 170 | 288 |
| 2018 | 142 | 339 |
| 2019 | 93 | 453 |
| 2020 | 77 | 521 |
| 2021 | 69 | 567 |
| 2022 | 41 | 857 |
| 2023 | 41 | 865 |
| 2024 | 38 | 934 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1,166 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 2,863 |

## People named Lauren

- Lauren Graham, American actress, producer and novelist
- Lauren Holly, American actress
- Lauren Cohan, American-British actress
- Lauren German, American actress
- Lauren Hutton, American model, actress, and entrepreneur
- Lauren Jauregui, American singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Lauren Ambrose, American actress (born 1978)
- Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player (born 1981)
- Lauren, Cameroonian footballer (born 1977)
- Lauren Ridloff, American deaf actress and teacher (born 1978)
- Lauren Hemp, English association football player (born 2000)
- Lauren Tom, American actress

## 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.