Given name
Laurena
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Laurena is a variant of Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laurena is a variant of Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laurena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,003
- 0 boys · 1,003 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 16 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 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 735 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laurena’s family of names
Laurena has a related form in Lauren.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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