Laurie
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- LORR-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #386 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,822 for girls
Laurie is a name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum, or laurel”. In 2025 it ranked 386th for boys in the UK (121 babies) and 2,822nd for girls in the US (60 babies).
What does Laurie mean?
Latin: pet form of Laurence or Laura
“from Laurentum, or laurel”
A pet form of Laurence and of Laura; Laurie Lee wrote the classic memoir Cider with Rosie.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Laurie a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Laurie has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 121 boys in the UK and 60 girls in the US.
How popular is Laurie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #386among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 121about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 101% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 121 boys in the UK were named Laurie, making it the 386th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 661st. 14 girls were also named Laurie in 2025 (2,076th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Laurie of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Laurie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1996, 59% of the babies named Laurie in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 10%, with more boys than girls since 2016.
Among boys in 2025, it was 372nd in England and Wales and 367th in Scotland.
Laurie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #386 |
| 2024 | 95 | #470 |
| 2023 | 77 | #562 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 75 | #577 |
| 2020 | 58 | #661 |
| 2019 | 40 | #845 |
| 2018 | 48 | #767 |
| 2017 | 39 | #889 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,010 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 36 | #904 |
| 2012 | 41 | #840 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 29 | #790 |
| 2002 | 34 | #642 |
| 2001 | 35 | #603 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 31 | #633 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 30 | #625 |
| 1996 | 47 | #451 |
How popular is Laurie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,822among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 27,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were named Laurie, making it the 2,822nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 1962, with 10,675 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.
2025 had more girls named Laurie than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Laurie in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75 girls in the US were given Laurie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,054, up from #2,822 for this spelling alone.
In 1912, 42% of the babies named Laurie in the US were girls. By 1990 it was 99%, with more girls than boys since 1927.
Laurie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,822 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,964 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3,326 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,524 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3,003 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,597 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3,781 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,802 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 80 | #2,397 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 91 | #2,127 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,968 |
| 2004 | 76 | #2,283 |
| 2003 | 89 | #2,018 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,982 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,804 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,755 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,459 |
| 1998 | 137 | #1,298 |
| 1997 | 146 | #1,223 |
| 1996 | 135 | #1,277 |
| 1995 | 166 | #1,071 |
| 1994 | 196 | #947 |
| 1993 | 200 | #942 |
| 1992 | 269 | #768 |
| 1991 | 314 | #682 |
| 1990 | 345 | #648 |
| 1989 | 448 | #521 |
| 1988 | 476 | #478 |
| 1987 | 519 | #431 |
| 1986 | 591 | #391 |
| 1985 | 779 | #311 |
| 1984 | 817 | #291 |
| 1983 | 952 | #247 |
| 1982 | 1,185 | #220 |
| 1981 | 1,224 | #214 |
| 1980 | 1,335 | #195 |
| 1979 | 1,581 | #176 |
| 1978 | 1,613 | #169 |
| 1977 | 1,765 | #153 |
| 1976 | 2,038 | #137 |
| 1975 | 2,284 | #125 |
| 1974 | 2,555 | #116 |
| 1973 | 2,897 | #106 |
| 1972 | 3,227 | #98 |
| 1971 | 3,749 | #96 |
| 1970 | 4,392 | #88 |
| 1969 | 4,627 | #79 |
| 1968 | 4,342 | #79 |
| 1967 | 4,921 | #72 |
| 1966 | 5,667 | #63 |
| 1965 | 6,533 | #60 |
| 1964 | 7,832 | #59 |
| 1963 | 9,276 | #47 |
| 1962 | 10,675 | #42 |
| 1961 | 10,435 | #43 |
| 1960 | 10,143 | #37 |
| 1959 | 7,535 | #56 |
| 1958 | 6,734 | #70 |
| 1957 | 6,543 | #73 |
| 1956 | 6,207 | #76 |
| 1955 | 4,954 | #91 |
| 1954 | 4,290 | #98 |
| 1953 | 3,686 | #103 |
| 1952 | 3,271 | #115 |
| 1951 | 2,353 | #139 |
| 1950 | 1,391 | #194 |
| 1949 | 1,103 | #224 |
| 1948 | 805 | #272 |
| 1947 | 789 | #273 |
| 1946 | 769 | #261 |
| 1945 | 592 | #285 |
| 1944 | 361 | #370 |
| 1943 | 258 | #459 |
| 1942 | 232 | #485 |
| 1941 | 178 | #521 |
| 1940 | 135 | #598 |
| 1939 | 137 | #574 |
| 1938 | 99 | #693 |
| 1937 | 82 | #751 |
| 1936 | 75 | #780 |
| 1935 | 68 | #834 |
| 1934 | 71 | #794 |
| 1933 | 41 | #1,085 |
| 1932 | 52 | #979 |
| 1931 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1930 | 65 | #894 |
| 1929 | 50 | #1,032 |
| 1928 | 48 | #1,085 |
| 1927 | 56 | #1,023 |
| 1926 | 41 | #1,198 |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,324 |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,409 |
| 1923 | 46 | #1,129 |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,144 |
| 1921 | 44 | #1,148 |
| 1920 | 49 | #1,062 |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,369 |
| 1918 | 47 | #1,061 |
| 1917 | 43 | #1,079 |
| 1916 | 41 | #1,100 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,094 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,147 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,176 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,540 |
| 1911 | 14 | #1,241 |
| 1910 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 1909 | 11 | #1,290 |
| 1908 | 17 | #970 |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,142 |
| 1906 | 11 | #1,154 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,876 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1902 | 9 | #1,219 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 13 | #1,052 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,180 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,263 |
| 1896 | 12 | #950 |
| 1895 | 12 | #932 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 7 | #1,175 |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,085 |
| 1891 | 12 | #796 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #950 |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 9 | #788 |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1884 | 8 | #793 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
Names like Laurie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ollie Freddie Louie Archie Eddie Wilfred Francis Hughie Chester Arnie Otis Ernie
Other spellings of Laurie
Names related to Laurie
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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, “Laurie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laurie, updated 20 October 2026.