Lauren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOR-en
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,107 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #401 for girls
Lauren is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 1,107th for girls in the UK (32 babies) and 401st for girls in the US (777 babies).
What does Lauren mean?
Latin: 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.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lauren a girl's or a boy's name?
Lauren is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the UK and 777 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lauren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,107among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 8,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were named Lauren, making it the 1,107th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 470th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6,987 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 29 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Lauren since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Lauren in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 41 girls in the UK were given Lauren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #835, up from #1,107 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,166th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#33), 1994 (#2) and 2004 (#23).
Lauren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,107 |
| 2024 | 42 | #907 |
| 2023 | 54 | #727 |
| 2022 | 56 | #716 |
| 2021 | 84 | #537 |
| 2020 | 95 | #470 |
| 2019 | 125 | #384 |
| 2018 | 179 | #299 |
| 2017 | 223 | #248 |
| 2016 | 351 | #180 |
| 2015 | 403 | #151 |
| 2014 | 515 | #121 |
| 2013 | 548 | #115 |
| 2012 | 697 | #91 |
| 2011 | 876 | #79 |
| 2010 | 1,075 | #64 |
| 2009 | 1,267 | #54 |
| 2008 | 1,494 | #44 |
| 2007 | 1,499 | #42 |
| 2006 | 1,820 | #36 |
| 2005 | 2,233 | #27 |
| 2004 | 2,832 | #21 |
| 2003 | 3,304 | #18 |
| 2002 | 4,102 | #10 |
| 2001 | 5,226 | #4 |
| 2000 | 5,505 | #4 |
| 1999 | 5,718 | #4 |
| 1998 | 5,732 | #6 |
| 1997 | 6,415 | #6 |
| 1996 | 6,987 | #3 |
How popular is Lauren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #401among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 777about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 777 girls in the US were named Lauren, making it the 401st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 232nd. Its busiest year was 1989, with 21,065 girls. It first appears in the records in 1924.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lauren than any year since 1954.
Half of all the girls named Lauren in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 868 girls in the US were given Lauren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #380, up from #401 for this spelling alone.
In 1924, 8% of the babies named Lauren in the US were girls. By 2024 it was over 99%, with more girls than boys since 1945.
Lauren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 777 | #401 |
| 2024 | 882 | #351 |
| 2023 | 900 | #343 |
| 2022 | 987 | #327 |
| 2021 | 969 | #336 |
| 2020 | 1,278 | #232 |
| 2019 | 1,513 | #202 |
| 2018 | 1,705 | #173 |
| 2017 | 1,992 | #148 |
| 2016 | 2,325 | #134 |
| 2015 | 2,697 | #119 |
| 2014 | 3,097 | #94 |
| 2013 | 3,350 | #92 |
| 2012 | 3,660 | #72 |
| 2011 | 4,100 | #62 |
| 2010 | 4,466 | #58 |
| 2009 | 5,204 | #46 |
| 2008 | 6,455 | #30 |
| 2007 | 7,437 | #28 |
| 2006 | 8,498 | #24 |
| 2005 | 9,249 | #21 |
| 2004 | 9,983 | #16 |
| 2003 | 11,051 | #15 |
| 2002 | 12,327 | #13 |
| 2001 | 12,782 | #15 |
| 2000 | 14,176 | #11 |
| 1999 | 13,911 | #12 |
| 1998 | 12,908 | #14 |
| 1997 | 13,248 | #14 |
| 1996 | 12,595 | #16 |
| 1995 | 13,443 | #15 |
| 1994 | 15,158 | #14 |
| 1993 | 16,194 | #12 |
| 1992 | 17,215 | #12 |
| 1991 | 18,412 | #13 |
| 1990 | 20,506 | #10 |
| 1989 | 21,065 | #9 |
| 1988 | 19,637 | #11 |
| 1987 | 16,710 | #16 |
| 1986 | 16,684 | #14 |
| 1985 | 15,768 | #15 |
| 1984 | 14,475 | #21 |
| 1983 | 12,944 | #24 |
| 1982 | 11,589 | #26 |
| 1981 | 8,813 | #35 |
| 1980 | 7,476 | #38 |
| 1979 | 5,625 | #45 |
| 1978 | 3,669 | #80 |
| 1977 | 2,549 | #114 |
| 1976 | 2,216 | #125 |
| 1975 | 1,845 | #144 |
| 1974 | 1,393 | #187 |
| 1973 | 1,096 | #233 |
| 1972 | 1,006 | #262 |
| 1971 | 1,120 | #261 |
| 1970 | 1,308 | #240 |
| 1969 | 1,302 | #233 |
| 1968 | 1,140 | #243 |
| 1967 | 1,187 | #242 |
| 1966 | 1,186 | #244 |
| 1965 | 1,302 | #236 |
| 1964 | 1,376 | #234 |
| 1963 | 1,258 | #250 |
| 1962 | 1,122 | #267 |
| 1961 | 1,258 | #248 |
| 1960 | 1,335 | #239 |
| 1959 | 1,351 | #235 |
| 1958 | 1,346 | #225 |
| 1957 | 1,306 | #234 |
| 1956 | 934 | #287 |
| 1955 | 856 | #298 |
| 1954 | 735 | #313 |
| 1953 | 586 | #342 |
| 1952 | 515 | #363 |
| 1951 | 417 | #405 |
| 1950 | 425 | #392 |
| 1949 | 447 | #370 |
| 1948 | 422 | #387 |
| 1947 | 419 | #390 |
| 1946 | 415 | #370 |
| 1945 | 381 | #354 |
| 1944 | 46 | #1,152 |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
Nicknames for Lauren
- Laurie 121 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Lauren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin Francesca Jasmine Holly Leah Molly Emily Amber Robyn Jessica Zoe Hannah
Other spellings of Lauren
Names related to Lauren
More Latin names
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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, “Lauren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lauren, updated 20 October 2026.