Laurent
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- loh-RON
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Laurent is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Laurent mean?
Latin: French form of Laurence
“from Laurentum”
St Laurence, a 3rd-century deacon of Rome, is said to have been martyred on a gridiron.
Is Laurent a girl's or a boy's name?
Laurent is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laurent in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Laurent, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1999, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Laurent in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Laurent in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Laurent in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Laurent, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1927, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Laurent in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laurent in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,727 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,492 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,597 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,312 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,399 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,641 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,632 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,737 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,267 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,976 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,828 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,505 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,394 |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,259 |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,413 |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,228 |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,145 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,534 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,577 |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,385 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,644 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,348 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,623 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,538 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,659 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,884 |
Names like Laurent
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vincent, Leo, Leon, Louie, Freddie, Billy, Bobby, Teddy, Tommy, Robert, Frankie, Felix
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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, “Laurent: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laurent, updated 20 October 2026.