Given name & surname
Laramy
“shedding tears of love”·“one who is pensive”
Laramy is a variant of Laramie. Interpretations include “shedding tears of love” (French) and “one who is pensive” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laramy is a variant of Laramie. Interpretations include “shedding tears of love” (French) and “one who is pensive” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laramy is a variant of Laramie. An origin associated with Laramie is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laramy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020; 145 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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