Given name & surname
Lauren
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”·“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lauren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Lauren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Lauren is used as a form of Laura.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Lauren has a related form in Laurence. The history of Laurence gives this family its wider story. Laurence was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lauren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 481,395
- 5,818 boys · 475,577 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 21,199 babies
- 2025
- 777
- #401 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 777 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 401 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21,065 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 449,365 as a first name in 2020; 932 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.
Lauren’s family of names
In English usage, Lauren has a diminutive in Laurie. In English usage, Lauren shares an earlier linguistic root with Laurence. Lauren is a form of Laura.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 27
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lawrencevariant
- Laurynvariant · English
- Lorenvariant · English
- Laurencevariant · English
- Laurieclipped form · English
- Lareenvariant
- Laurentvariant · English
- Laureenvariant
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- Lorinvariant · English
- Laurrenlikely variant
- Laurennlikely variant
- Laurinvariant · English
- Laurenevariant
- Laurenavariant
- Laurynnvariant
- Laurennevariant
- Larynvariant
- Larrenvariant
- Larenvariant
- Larsinevariant
- Larsinavariant
- Larrynnvariant
- Larrynvariant
- Larenzinavariant
- Larentinavariant
- Larentiavariant
- Laurentiusfull form
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lauren
- Lauren GrahamAmerican actress, producer and novelistborn 1967
- Lauren CohanAmerican-British actressborn 1982
- Lauren HollyAmerican actressborn 1963
- Laurie MetcalfAmerican actress (born 1955)
- Lauren GermanAmerican actressborn 1978
- Lauren JaureguiAmerican singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Lauren HuttonAmerican model, actress, and entrepreneurborn 1943
- Lauren AmbroseAmerican actress (born 1978)
- Lauren JacksonAustralian basketball player (born 1981)
Characters named Lauren: Lauren Zizes (the television series Glee), Lauren Reed (the television series Alias).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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