Given name & surname
Laren
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”·“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Laren is a variant of Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Laren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laren is a variant of Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Laren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 921
- 370 boys · 551 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 36 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 girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,153 as a first name in 2020; 115 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.
Laren’s family of names
Laren has a related form in Lauren. Laren has a related form in Lawrence. In Greek usage, Laren as a surname is a transliteration of Λαρέν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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