The first name Laurens
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Laurens last appeared in the official list in 2012, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 4 births (#2,357).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Laurens with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Laurens at birth, 1880–2025
In 2005, 6 boys born in the United States were named Laurens, the 10,923rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1942, when 9 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Laurens
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Laurens HammondAmerican inventor (1895–1973)
- Laurens De PlusBelgian cyclist, born 1995
- Laurens ten DamDutch road racing cyclist, born 1980
- Laurens De BockBelgian association football player, born 1992
- Laurens Jansz CosterDutch purported inventor of printing press (1405-1484)
- Laurens VanthoorBelgian racing driver, born 1991
- Laurens De VreeseBelgian road racing cyclist, born 1988
- Laurens ReaelDutch admiral (1583-1637)
- Laurens Jan BrinkhorstDutch former politician (born 1937)
- Laurens SweeckBelgian bicycle racer, born 1993
- Laurens van RavensDutch association football referee (1922-2018)
- Laurens Theodorus GronoviusDutch naturalist (1730–1777)
Questions
- How popular is the name Laurens?
- In 2012, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Laurens, ranking 4,805th. Its peak was 1996, with 4 births.
- Is Laurens a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 150 US babies named Laurens since 1880 were boys.
- When was Laurens most popular?
- 1942 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Laurens, its highest rank at 2,620th.