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The first name Lauri

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Borrowed from Dzongkha ལའུ་རི་ (la'u ri).

Lauri is a short form of

.

A form of Laurie.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Lauri last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2005, with 4 births (#3,970).

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16
babies named Lauri, 1996–2025
#5,545
rank in 2008
2005
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lauri with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Lauri at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Lauri, the 12,615th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 717 were.

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11,246
babies named Lauri since 1880
#12,615
rank in 2025
1961
peak year

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 Lauri

41 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Lauri Kristian Relander
    Finnish politician; the 2nd President of Finland (1883–1942)
  • Lauri Ingman
    Finnish priest, theologian and politician (1868-1934)
  • Lauri Markkanen
    Finnish basketball player (born 1997)
  • Lauri Törni
    Finnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. Army (1919-1965)
  • Lauri Ylönen
    Finnish rock singer, born 1979
  • Lauri Lehtinen
    Finnish athletics competitor (1908–1973)
  • Lauri Virtanen
    Finnish long-distance runner, 1904–1982
  • Lauri Korpikoski
    Finnish ice hockey player, born 1986
  • Lauri Hussar
    Estonian journalist (born 1973)
  • Lauri Dalla Valle
    Finnish footballer, born 1991
  • Lauri Koskela
    Finnish wrestler (1907–1944)
  • Lauri Aus
    Estonian cyclist (1970-2003)

Questions

What does the name Lauri mean?
Borrowed from Dzongkha ལའུ་རི་ (la'u ri).
How popular is the name Lauri?
In 2008, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lauri, ranking 5,545th. Its peak was 2005, with 4 births.
Is Lauri a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 11,246 US babies named Lauri since 1880 were girls.
When was Lauri most popular?
1961 in the United States, when 717 babies were named Lauri, its highest rank at 356th.
What name is Lauri a form of?
Lauri is a form of Laurie.