Given name & surname
Laramie
“shedding tears of love”·“one who is pensive”
Laramie is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “shedding tears of love” (French) and “one who is pensive” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “shedding tears of love” (French) and “one who is pensive” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laramie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,005
- 1,192 boys · 1,813 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 244 babies
- 2025
- 239
- #1,088 for girls · #5,511 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +221%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 17% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 222 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,088 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 352.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (32). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,718 as a first name in 2020; 1,077 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laramie’s family of names
Laramie has a related form in Laramy. Laramie has a related form in Laramea. Laramie has a related form in Laramee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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