Lauren
Top 1000
About Lauren
Lauren was derived from Laurence, an English name from the Roman family name Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum." Laurentum, an ancient Italian city, got its name from the Latin word laurus, meaning "bay laurel."
Lauren was originally a masculine name but was embraced as a feminine name after Betty Joan Perske chose it for her stage name, Lauren Bacall, in 1944. Today, Lauren is almost 100% female, while Loren is gender-neutral.
Lauren was in and around the Top 25 from the early eighties until 2006, when the classic Laura began to be seen as a more stylish option. While it's still and forever a lovely name, Lauren is becoming one more identified with contemporary moms than babies.
Pronounced LOR-un.
As of October 2026, Lauren ranked #401 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9 in 1989, Nameberry popularity #262.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #94 | 3,096 | 1,733.1 |
| 2015 | #119 | 2,697 | 1,510.8 |
| 2016 | #134 | 2,325 | 1,312.1 |
| 2017 | #148 | 1,992 | 1,153.8 |
| 2018 | #174 | 1,705 | 1,002.3 |
| 2019 | #202 | 1,513 | 901.5 |
| 2020 | #232 | 1,278 | 790.6 |
| 2021 | #336 | 969 | 590.5 |
| 2022 | #327 | 987 | 601.8 |
| 2023 | #343 | 900 | 560.9 |
| 2024 | #351 | 879 | 542.5 |
| 2025 | #401 | 777 | 483.4 |
World rankings
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Lauren on lists
Famous Laurens
- Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske)
American actress
- Lauren Michael Holly
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- Mary Laurence "Lauren" Hutton
American model
- Lauren Tom (born Lauren Chen)
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- Lauren Cohan
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- Lauren Katherine Conrad Tell
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- Lauren Helen Graham
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- Lauren Alaina (Kristine Suddeth)
American country music singer
- Lauren Michelle Jauregui Morgado
singer of American girl group Fifth Harmony
- Lauren Elizabeth Potter
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- Lauren Duski
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- Joey Lauren Adams
American actress
- Lauren Myracle
American novelist
- Lauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter)
American novelist
- Lauren Kate
American novelist
- Lauren Paige Nelson
Miss America 2007
- Lauren Daigle
modern Christian singer
- Lauren Ashley Nicole Barlow
American singer
- Lauren Ogilvie "Lo" Bosworth
American reality TV personality
- Lauren Nicole Cheney Holiday
American soccer player
- Lauren Elizabeth Jackson
Australian basketball player
- Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer
American actress
- Lauren Elizabeth Luthringshausen
American YouTube personality
- Lauren Jelencovich
American operatic soprano
- Lauren Michelle Hill
American model
- Lauren Gold
English model
- Lauren "Laurie" Hernandez
American Gymnast
- Lauren Frost
American actress/singer
- Lauren Lane
American actress
- Lauren Lopez
American actress/singer
- Lauren Christine German
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- Lauren Faust
American TV producer
- Lauren Boquette
singer of American group SiX
- Lauren Charlotte Harries (born James Charles Harries)
English TV personality
- Lauren Cuthbertson
English ballerina
- Lauren Brooke
English novelist
- Lauren Rose Crace
English actress
- Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe
Australian footballer
- Lauren Felice Collins
Canadian actress
- Lauren Christy
English singer,songwriter
- Lauren Child
English children's author and illustrator
- Lauren Lappin
American Olympic softball player
- Lauren Alice Koslow
American actress
- Lauren Hoffman
American singer,songwriter
- Lauren Anderson
American ballerina
- Lauren Lorraine Jones
American fashion designer, model and pro wrestler
- Lauren Samuels
English singer/actress
- Lauren Nicole London
American actress
- Lauren Laverne (born Lauren Cecilia Fisher)
English radio DJ
- Lauren Anderson
American model
- Lauren Elizabeth Maltby
American actress
- Lauren MacMullan
American animation director
- Lauren Elizabeth McAvoy
English model
- Lauren Luke
English makeup artist and YouTuber
- Lauren Lapkus
American actress
- Lauren Wood
American singer,songwriter
- Lauren Wenger
American Olympic water polo player
- (Cynthia) Lauren Tewes
American actress
- Lauren Shuler Donner
American film producer
- Lauren Wendy Sánchez
American TV journalist
- Lauren Stamile
American actress
- Lauren Lee Smith
Canadian actress
- Lauren Marie Socha
English actress
- Lauren Slater
American memoirist and psychologist
- Lauren Velez
American actress; twin sister Loraine Velez
- Lauren Anne Young
Filipina,American actress
- Lauren Woodland
American actress and attorney
- Lauren Hill
American basketball player
- Lauren Bush Lauren
daughter of Neil Bush, granddaughter of former President George H. W. Bush, niece of former President George W. Bush; married to David Lauren (son of Ralph Lauren)
- Lauren Southern
Canadian journalist
- Lauren Marie Sesselman
Canadian soccer player
- Lauren Williams
daughter of Brady and Robyn Williams of reality TV's "My Five Wives"
- Lauren Jolie Lockwood (b. 2007)
daughter of basketball player Lisa Leslie
- Lauren Andrus Leach (b. 2009)
daughter of tennis player Lindsay Davenport Leach
- Lauren Eric Krieger
(male) M.D.
- Lauren Christine Cimorelli
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Lauren in pop culture
- Lauren Pearson
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character on TV's "Make It or Break It"
- Lauren Adams
character in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore
- Lauren Miller
character on TV's "Family Ties"
- Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Lauren Lewis
character on TV's "Lost Girl"
- Lauren Paups
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Alison Lauren DiLaurentis
character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Lauren Mallory
character in the Twilight Saga
- Lauren
character on TV's "The Mindy Project"
- Lauren Andrews
character on British TV's "Waterloo Road"
- Lauren Branning
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Lauren Alesha Masheka Tanesha Felicia Jane Cooper
character on British TV's "The Catherine Tate Show"
- Lauren "Lo" Ridgemount
character in Canadian animated series "Stoked"
- Lauren Valentine
character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Lauren Waters
character on British TV's "Britannia High"
- Lauren Zizes
character on TV's "Glee"
- Ralph Lauren
American fashion brand
- Lauren Reynolds
character in movie "Blended"
- Lauren Strucker
character on TV's "The Gifted"
- Lauren Mallard
character in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
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character in 'Purple Hyacinth'