# Laurie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/laurie/  
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 | “laurel” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒ.ri/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lawrie, Lauri, Lori, Lorie |
| US babies named this | 168,442 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,954 / 166,488 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,973, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The given names are clippings of Laurence, Lawrence, Laura, or Lauren + -ie, all ultimately from Latin laurus (“laurel”). The surname is from the diminutive of Lawrence. The city in Missouri was named by its residents in 1961 after L. M. and William (Buster) Laurie, who in 1937 bought a building in the area and operated the Laurie Market, because of the goodwill generated by the family store over the years.

## What it means

Laurie is grouped under laurel.

## 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 | 49 | 3,334 |
| 2012 | 41 | 3,826 |
| 2013 | 68 | 2,618 |
| 2014 | 56 | 3,030 |
| 2015 | 71 | 2,539 |
| 2016 | 48 | 3,359 |
| 2017 | 55 | 2,996 |
| 2018 | 56 | 2,949 |
| 2019 | 49 | 3,255 |
| 2020 | 44 | 3,474 |
| 2021 | 51 | 3,189 |
| 2022 | 51 | 3,195 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3,952 |
| 2024 | 53 | 3,066 |
| 2025 | 60 | 2,842 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 2,177 |
| 1971 | 16 | 2,424 |
| 1972 | 14 | 2,605 |
| 1973 | 19 | 2,179 |
| 1974 | 17 | 2,415 |
| 1975 | 11 | 3,345 |
| 1976 | 13 | 3,025 |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,908 |
| 1978 | 9 | 4,036 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,773 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,944 |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,752 |
| 1982 | 6 | 6,078 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,922 |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,942 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 1,225 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,210 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,070 |
| 2015 | 28 | 1,204 |
| 2016 | 18 | 1,689 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1,272 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,556 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,161 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,849 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,325 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,411 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 878 |
| 2012 | 33 | 901 |
| 2013 | 32 | 910 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1,035 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1,095 |
| 2016 | 28 | 1,022 |
| 2017 | 36 | 861 |
| 2018 | 44 | 749 |
| 2019 | 35 | 856 |
| 2020 | 54 | 640 |
| 2021 | 71 | 543 |
| 2022 | 56 | 632 |
| 2023 | 70 | 544 |
| 2024 | 84 | 475 |
| 2025 | 112 | 372 |

## People named Laurie

- Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress
- Laurie Anderson, American artist and musician (born 1947)
- Laurie Hernandez, American artistic gymnast
- Laurie Halse Anderson, American children's writer
- Laurie Lee, British writer (1914-1997)
- Laurie Bartram, American actress and singer
- Laurie Scott, English footballer and manager (1917-1999)
- Laurie Penny, English journalist, columnist and author
- Laurie Bird, American actress, photographer (1953–1979)
- Laurie Stephens, American para-alpine skier
- Laurie Blouin, Canadian snowboarder
- Annie Laurie Gaylor, American atheism activist

## 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.