Baby name

Lauren

Girl

Origin of the name

Lauren is an English name linked to Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius, “from Laurentum.”

Short-lived name

Lauren peaked in 1989, when 1 baby in 182 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 96% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 401. 32% of all babies named Lauren since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

475,577births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 9rank at its peak, in 1989

Where babies named Lauren are born

1989

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The darker the blue, the more common Lauren is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lauren is most common in Delaware (1.8 times), New Jersey (1.5) and Connecticut (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Laurel 47,113
Lauryn 22,156
Laureen 7,127
Laurene 4,158
Laure 1,717
Laurin 1,597

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