Laurence
Boy name · Latin origin
Laurence meaning
laurel
Laurence at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,184 in 2024
Laurence popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #341 | 25 |
| 1890 | #268 | 42 |
| 1900 | #219 | 81 |
| 1903 | #201 | 77 |
| 1910 | #217 | 114 |
| 1920 | #228 | 550 |
| 1930 | #226 | 562 |
| 1940 | #211 | 604 |
| 1950 | #227 | 807 |
| 1960 | #344 | 513 |
| 1970 | #466 | 303 |
| 1980 | #683 | 161 |
| 1990 | #933 | 122 |
| 2000 | #1,641 | 71 |
| 2010 | #2,873 | 41 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2024 | #2,184 | 66 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #341 | 25 |
| 1881 | #307 | 28 |
| 1882 | #365 | 24 |
| 1883 | #309 | 28 |
| 1884 | #360 | 24 |
| 1885 | #290 | 33 |
| 1886 | #258 | 43 |
| 1887 | #311 | 28 |
| 1888 | #286 | 38 |
| 1889 | #305 | 32 |
| 1890 | #268 | 42 |
| 1891 | #257 | 39 |
| 1892 | #266 | 45 |
| 1893 | #236 | 53 |
| 1894 | #256 | 46 |
| 1895 | #230 | 58 |
| 1896 | #235 | 59 |
| 1897 | #204 | 69 |
| 1898 | #201 | 74 |
| 1899 | #208 | 63 |
| 1900 | #219 | 81 |
| 1901 | #223 | 60 |
| 1902 | #211 | 71 |
| 1903 | #201 | 77 |
| 1904 | #216 | 73 |
| 1905 | #218 | 77 |
| 1906 | #218 | 81 |
| 1907 | #230 | 78 |
| 1908 | #217 | 91 |
| 1909 | #234 | 89 |
| 1910 | #217 | 114 |
| 1911 | #232 | 121 |
| 1912 | #204 | 271 |
| 1913 | #209 | 314 |
| 1914 | #213 | 379 |
| 1915 | #222 | 462 |
| 1916 | #227 | 470 |
| 1917 | #222 | 495 |
| 1918 | #222 | 557 |
| 1919 | #227 | 531 |
| 1920 | #228 | 550 |
| 1921 | #223 | 599 |
| 1922 | #230 | 580 |
| 1923 | #241 | 543 |
| 1924 | #237 | 575 |
| 1925 | #239 | 551 |
| 1926 | #221 | 610 |
| 1927 | #228 | 583 |
| 1928 | #229 | 573 |
| 1929 | #217 | 586 |
| 1930 | #226 | 562 |
| 1931 | #228 | 518 |
| 1932 | #244 | 479 |
| 1933 | #254 | 426 |
| 1934 | #236 | 489 |
| 1935 | #261 | 427 |
| 1936 | #258 | 432 |
| 1937 | #254 | 448 |
| 1938 | #246 | 478 |
| 1939 | #220 | 549 |
| 1940 | #211 | 604 |
| 1941 | #244 | 524 |
| 1942 | #219 | 666 |
| 1943 | #225 | 648 |
| 1944 | #233 | 581 |
| 1945 | #227 | 591 |
| 1946 | #224 | 708 |
| 1947 | #232 | 778 |
| 1948 | #233 | 768 |
| 1949 | #226 | 802 |
| 1950 | #227 | 807 |
| 1951 | #229 | 822 |
| 1952 | #231 | 845 |
| 1953 | #250 | 748 |
| 1954 | #263 | 709 |
| 1955 | #284 | 641 |
| 1956 | #288 | 651 |
| 1957 | #308 | 607 |
| 1958 | #331 | 541 |
| 1959 | #341 | 518 |
| 1960 | #344 | 513 |
| 1961 | #337 | 539 |
| 1962 | #341 | 520 |
| 1963 | #345 | 503 |
| 1964 | #364 | 456 |
| 1965 | #411 | 364 |
| 1966 | #405 | 350 |
| 1967 | #407 | 348 |
| 1968 | #429 | 321 |
| 1969 | #447 | 302 |
| 1970 | #466 | 303 |
| 1971 | #529 | 231 |
| 1972 | #543 | 214 |
| 1973 | #552 | 204 |
| 1974 | #586 | 184 |
| 1975 | #607 | 179 |
| 1976 | #621 | 174 |
| 1977 | #672 | 158 |
| 1978 | #713 | 139 |
| 1979 | #693 | 152 |
| 1980 | #683 | 161 |
| 1981 | #663 | 167 |
| 1982 | #676 | 165 |
| 1983 | #747 | 134 |
| 1984 | #706 | 153 |
| 1985 | #759 | 138 |
| 1986 | #831 | 119 |
| 1987 | #870 | 115 |
| 1988 | #929 | 106 |
| 1989 | #825 | 145 |
| 1990 | #933 | 122 |
| 1991 | #995 | 116 |
| 1992 | #967 | 124 |
| 1993 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1994 | #1,113 | 103 |
| 1995 | #997 | 124 |
| 1996 | #1,101 | 109 |
| 1997 | #1,263 | 91 |
| 1998 | #1,246 | 97 |
| 1999 | #1,374 | 86 |
| 2000 | #1,641 | 71 |
| 2001 | #1,699 | 68 |
| 2002 | #1,620 | 74 |
| 2003 | #1,561 | 81 |
| 2004 | #1,762 | 71 |
| 2005 | #2,035 | 61 |
| 2006 | #1,892 | 71 |
| 2007 | #2,337 | 55 |
| 2008 | #2,405 | 53 |
| 2009 | #2,318 | 56 |
| 2010 | #2,873 | 41 |
| 2011 | #2,547 | 48 |
| 2012 | #2,448 | 51 |
| 2013 | #2,623 | 45 |
| 2014 | #2,256 | 59 |
| 2015 | #2,234 | 60 |
| 2016 | #2,334 | 56 |
| 2017 | #1,977 | 72 |
| 2018 | #2,230 | 61 |
| 2019 | #2,264 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2021 | #2,252 | 62 |
| 2022 | #2,516 | 54 |
| 2023 | #2,128 | 68 |
| 2024 | #2,184 | 66 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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