The first name Lauryn
A girl’s name from Latin.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Spelling variant of Lauren.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Lauryn, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1999, with 454 births (#108).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lauryn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lauryn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 148 girls born in the United States were named Lauryn, the 1,455th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 1,883 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 Lauryn
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lauryn HillAmerican singer and rapper (born 1975)
- Lauryn WilliamsAmerican sprint athlete, born 1983
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lauryn mean?
- Spelling variant of Lauren.
- What is the origin of the name Lauryn?
- Spelling variant of Lauren.
- How popular is the name Lauryn?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lauryn, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1999, with 454 births.
- Is Lauryn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 22,168 US babies named Lauryn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lauryn most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 1,883 babies were named Lauryn, its highest rank at 167th.