Laurie
About Laurie
Laurie morphed into the more streamlined Lori in the sixties but now feels dated for a girl in either spelling. Update Lauren has been renovated as Laurel or Laura itself.
If you're looking to name a baby girl after a grandma Laurie, one popular option today is Daphne, which also means laurel. The mythical Daphne was transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's overly ardent attentions.
Pronounced LOR-ee.
As of October 2026, Laurie ranked #2842 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #37 in 1960, Nameberry popularity #995.
Editor's take: The name Laurie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "from Laurentum or bay laurel".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,029 | 56 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | #2,539 | 71 | 39.8 |
| 2016 | #3,358 | 48 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | #2,995 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2018 | #2,949 | 56 | 32.9 |
| 2019 | #3,252 | 49 | 29.2 |
| 2020 | #3,470 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | #3,186 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | #3,191 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | #3,947 | 38 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | #3,093 | 52 | 32.1 |
| 2025 | #2,842 | 60 | 37.3 |
World rankings
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Laurie on lists
Famous Lauries
- Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson
American performance artist and musician
- Laurie Halse Anderson
American author
- Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf
American actress
- Laurie Brett
Scottish actress
- Lauren "Laurie" Hernandez
American gymnast and olympian
- Laurie R. King
American novelist
- Laurie Simmons
American photographer
- Laurie Carlos
American actress and performance artist
- Laurie Veldheer
american actress
- (Heather) Laurie Holden
American,Canadian actress
- Adele (Laurie Blue Adkins)
British singer,songwriter
Laurie in pop culture
- Laurie Forman
character on TV's "That 70's Show"
- Laurie
character on TV's "Freaks and Geeks"
- Laurie Strode
character in the "Halloween" film series
- "Annie Laurie
" Scottish song
- "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
" song by Dickey Lee