The first name Lauri
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
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).
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.
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 RelanderFinnish politician; the 2nd President of Finland (1883–1942)
- Lauri IngmanFinnish priest, theologian and politician (1868-1934)
- Lauri MarkkanenFinnish basketball player (born 1997)
- Lauri TörniFinnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. Army (1919-1965)
- Lauri YlönenFinnish rock singer, born 1979
- Lauri LehtinenFinnish athletics competitor (1908–1973)
- Lauri VirtanenFinnish long-distance runner, 1904–1982
- Lauri KorpikoskiFinnish ice hockey player, born 1986
- Lauri HussarEstonian journalist (born 1973)
- Lauri Dalla ValleFinnish footballer, born 1991
- Lauri KoskelaFinnish wrestler (1907–1944)
- Lauri AusEstonian 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.