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Baby name
Laurence
Boy
Origin of the name
Laurence comes from the Latin Laurentius, “from Laurentum,” like Lawrence; it evokes the laurel.
Classic name
39,720births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 231rank at its peak, in 1952
Where babies named Laurence are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Laurence is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Laurence is most common in Maine (3.6 times), Massachusetts (2.9) and New York (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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