Lauran
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOR-en
- Origin
- Latin
Lauran is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lauran mean?
Latin: spelling of Lauren; feminine form of Laurence
“from Laurentum”
A feminine form of Laurence; actress Lauren Bacall, born Betty Joan Perske, made it widely known in the 1940s.
Meaning borrowed from Lauren. More on Wiktionary.
Is Lauran a girl's or a boy's name?
Lauran is a girls' name.
How popular is Lauran in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lauran in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lauran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Lauran in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 69 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Lauran in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lauran in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 43 | #3,045 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 62 | #2,151 |
| 1991 | 48 | #2,544 |
| 1990 | 53 | #2,340 |
| 1989 | 69 | #1,893 |
| 1988 | 57 | #2,046 |
| 1987 | 46 | #2,307 |
| 1986 | 53 | #2,024 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,221 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,515 |
| 1982 | 29 | #3,016 |
| 1981 | 35 | #2,614 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,819 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
Nicknames for Lauran
- Laurie 121 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Lauran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Ffion, Robyn, Caitlin, Megan, Morgan, Amber, Emily, Francesca, Yasmin, Molly, Jasmine
Names related to Lauran
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Lauran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lauran, updated 20 October 2026.