Lauralei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOR-a-ly
- Origin
- Germanic
Lauralei is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “murmuring rock”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lauralei mean?
Germanic: respelling of Lorelei, influenced by Laura
“murmuring rock”
The Lorelei is a rock on the Rhine, linked in legend to a siren whose singing lured boatmen to their deaths.
Is Lauralei a girl's or a boy's name?
Lauralei is a girls' name.
How popular is Lauralei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Lauralei in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lauralei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
Nicknames for Lauralei
Names like Lauralei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani, Kailani, Alani, Kalani, Kehlani, Lorelai, Meilani, Malani, Milani, Nalani, Naylani, Ailany
Names related to Lauralei
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Lauralei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lauralei, updated 20 October 2026.