Laurence
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LORR-ens
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #421 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,743 for boys
Laurence is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 421st for boys in the UK (106 babies) and 1,743rd for boys in the US (93 babies).
What does Laurence mean?
Latin: from the Roman name Laurentius
“from Laurentum”
Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century Roman deacon martyred on a gridiron; actor Laurence Olivier is a famous bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Laurence a girl's or a boy's name?
Laurence is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 106 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 93 boys in the US.
How popular is Laurence in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 106about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 106 boys in the UK were named Laurence, making it the 421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 429th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 225 boys.
Half of all the boys named Laurence in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 182 boys in the UK were given Laurence or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #293, up from #421 for this spelling alone.
- Laurence 106
- Lawrence 76
Among boys in 2025, it was 401st in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#99), 1914 (#87) and 1924 (#100).
Laurence in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | #421 |
| 2024 | 106 | #422 |
| 2023 | 105 | #431 |
| 2022 | 82 | #527 |
| 2021 | 106 | #443 |
| 2020 | 106 | #429 |
| 2019 | 94 | #476 |
| 2018 | 104 | #445 |
| 2017 | 124 | #405 |
| 2016 | 108 | #435 |
| 2015 | 120 | #400 |
| 2014 | 124 | #380 |
| 2013 | 116 | #399 |
| 2012 | 110 | #415 |
| 2011 | 106 | #412 |
| 2010 | 128 | #363 |
| 2009 | 94 | #441 |
| 2008 | 108 | #387 |
| 2007 | 100 | #404 |
| 2006 | 100 | #380 |
| 2005 | 85 | #396 |
| 2004 | 104 | #325 |
| 2003 | 106 | #311 |
| 2002 | 111 | #283 |
| 2001 | 98 | #313 |
| 2000 | 169 | #208 |
| 1999 | 210 | #181 |
| 1998 | 187 | #199 |
| 1997 | 225 | #175 |
| 1996 | 209 | #177 |
How popular is Laurence in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,743among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 93about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 93 boys in the US were named Laurence, making it the 1,743rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. Its busiest year was 1952, with 845 boys. 5 girls were also named Laurence in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Laurence than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Laurence in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1960, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 671 boys in the US were given Laurence or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #463, up from #1,743 for this spelling alone.
- Lawrence 578
- Laurence 93
Laurence in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #1,743 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,128 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,264 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,234 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,319 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,558 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,617 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,695 |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,371 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,243 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,260 |
| 1996 | 109 | #1,099 |
| 1995 | 124 | #994 |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,109 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,114 |
| 1992 | 124 | #964 |
| 1991 | 116 | #989 |
| 1990 | 122 | #929 |
| 1989 | 145 | #822 |
| 1988 | 106 | #928 |
| 1987 | 115 | #869 |
| 1986 | 119 | #831 |
| 1985 | 138 | #759 |
| 1984 | 153 | #706 |
| 1983 | 134 | #747 |
| 1982 | 164 | #676 |
| 1981 | 167 | #663 |
| 1980 | 161 | #683 |
| 1979 | 152 | #693 |
| 1978 | 139 | #713 |
| 1977 | 158 | #672 |
| 1976 | 174 | #621 |
| 1975 | 179 | #607 |
| 1974 | 184 | #587 |
| 1973 | 204 | #552 |
| 1972 | 214 | #543 |
| 1971 | 231 | #529 |
| 1970 | 303 | #466 |
| 1969 | 302 | #447 |
| 1968 | 321 | #429 |
| 1967 | 348 | #407 |
| 1966 | 350 | #406 |
| 1965 | 364 | #411 |
| 1964 | 456 | #364 |
| 1963 | 503 | #345 |
| 1962 | 519 | #342 |
| 1961 | 540 | #337 |
| 1960 | 513 | #344 |
| 1959 | 518 | #341 |
| 1958 | 541 | #331 |
| 1957 | 607 | #308 |
| 1956 | 651 | #288 |
| 1955 | 641 | #284 |
| 1954 | 709 | #263 |
| 1953 | 748 | #250 |
| 1952 | 845 | #231 |
| 1951 | 822 | #229 |
| 1950 | 807 | #227 |
| 1949 | 802 | #226 |
| 1948 | 768 | #233 |
| 1947 | 778 | #232 |
| 1946 | 708 | #224 |
| 1945 | 591 | #227 |
| 1944 | 581 | #233 |
| 1943 | 648 | #225 |
| 1942 | 666 | #219 |
| 1941 | 524 | #244 |
| 1940 | 604 | #211 |
| 1939 | 549 | #220 |
| 1938 | 478 | #246 |
| 1937 | 448 | #254 |
| 1936 | 432 | #258 |
| 1935 | 427 | #261 |
| 1934 | 489 | #236 |
| 1933 | 426 | #254 |
| 1932 | 479 | #244 |
| 1931 | 518 | #228 |
| 1930 | 562 | #226 |
| 1929 | 586 | #217 |
| 1928 | 573 | #229 |
| 1927 | 583 | #228 |
| 1926 | 610 | #221 |
| 1925 | 551 | #239 |
| 1924 | 575 | #237 |
| 1923 | 543 | #241 |
| 1922 | 580 | #230 |
| 1921 | 599 | #223 |
| 1920 | 550 | #228 |
| 1919 | 531 | #227 |
| 1918 | 557 | #222 |
| 1917 | 495 | #222 |
| 1916 | 470 | #227 |
| 1915 | 462 | #222 |
| 1914 | 379 | #213 |
| 1913 | 314 | #209 |
| 1912 | 271 | #204 |
| 1911 | 121 | #232 |
| 1910 | 114 | #217 |
| 1909 | 89 | #234 |
| 1908 | 91 | #217 |
| 1907 | 78 | #230 |
| 1906 | 81 | #218 |
| 1905 | 77 | #218 |
| 1904 | 73 | #216 |
| 1903 | 77 | #201 |
| 1902 | 71 | #211 |
| 1901 | 60 | #223 |
| 1900 | 81 | #219 |
| 1899 | 63 | #208 |
| 1898 | 74 | #201 |
| 1897 | 69 | #204 |
| 1896 | 59 | #235 |
| 1895 | 58 | #230 |
| 1894 | 46 | #256 |
| 1893 | 53 | #236 |
| 1892 | 45 | #266 |
| 1891 | 39 | #257 |
| 1890 | 42 | #268 |
| 1889 | 32 | #305 |
| 1888 | 38 | #286 |
| 1887 | 28 | #311 |
| 1886 | 43 | #258 |
| 1885 | 33 | #290 |
| 1884 | 24 | #360 |
| 1883 | 28 | #309 |
| 1882 | 24 | #365 |
| 1881 | 28 | #307 |
| 1880 | 25 | #341 |
Nicknames for Laurence
Names like Laurence
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
George Francis Lewis Thomas Robert William Wilfred Harry Martin Leonard Louie Patrick
Other spellings of Laurence
Names related to Laurence
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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, “Laurence: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laurence, updated 20 October 2026.