Laren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAR-en
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Laren is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Laren come from?
Latin: probably a variant of Lauren
Is Laren a girl's or a boy's name?
Laren is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Laren, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Laren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Laren in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Laren in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1986, 82% of the babies named Laren in the US were girls.
Laren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
Names like Laren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Lara, Lauren, Erin, Marnie, Darcie, Autumn, Robyn, Kiara, Dolcie, Heidi, Raven
Names related to Laren
Lareen, Larna, Larin, Loren, Lareina, Lawren, Laureen, Larina
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laren, updated 20 October 2026.