Given name
Laurene
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Laurene is a variant of Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laurene 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 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laurene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,158
- 0 boys · 4,158 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 137 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 137 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,790 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.
Laurene’s family of names
Laurene has a related form in Lauren.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Laurene
- Laurene Powell JobsAmerican political activist, business executive, philanthropist, heiress, billionaireborn 1963
- Laurene LandonAmerican actressborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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