Given name

Laurelei

Laurelei is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Laurelei is a variant of Lorelei. An origin associated with Lorelei is German.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Laurelei through the years

Babies since 1880
66
0 boys · 66 girls
Most popular year
2015
9 babies
2025
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Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Laurelei in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2015.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Laurelei’s family of names

Laurelei has a related form in Lorelei.

Walk Laurelei’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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