Laurie
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Laurie for girls#2842 US
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.
Laurie for boys
A sweet and sophisticated nickname which feels fresh again after many years in style limbo. For literature lovers, it brings to mind Theodore "Laurie" Laurence from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Another famous bearer is English actor Hugh Laurie.
Pronounced LOR-ee.
As of November 2026, Laurie ranked #2842 for girls in US births in 2025 and #8940 for boys in US births in 1990 SSA, peaked at #37 for girls in 1960 and #738 for boys in 1893, Nameberry popularity #16 for girls and #684 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,029 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,539 | 71 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,358 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,995 | 55 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,949 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,252 | 49 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,470 | 44 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,186 | 51 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #3,191 | 51 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,947 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,093 | 52 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,842 | 60 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Lauries
- Laura Phillips "Laurie" AndersonGirl
American performance artist and musician
- Laurie Halse AndersonGirl
American author
- Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" MetcalfGirl
American actress
- Laurie BrettGirl
Scottish actress
- Lauren "Laurie" HernandezGirl
American gymnast and olympian
- Laurie R. KingGirl
American novelist
- Laurie SimmonsGirl
American photographer
- Laurie CarlosGirl
American actress and performance artist
- Laurie VeldheerGirl
american actress
- (Heather) Laurie HoldenGirl
American,Canadian actress
- Adele (Laurie Blue Adkins)Girl
British singer,songwriter
- Laurie MainBoy
Australian actor
- Hugh LaurieBoy
English actor, writer, director, musician, singer, author and comedian
Laurie in pop culture
- Laurie FormanGirl
character on TV's "That 70's Show"
- LaurieGirl
character on TV's "Freaks and Geeks"
- Laurie StrodeGirl
character in the "Halloween" film series
- "Annie LaurieGirl
" Scottish song
- "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)Girl
" song by Dickey Lee
- Theodore "Laurie" LaurenceBoy
character in "Little Women"