Laurel

Meaning: Laurel tree
Origin: English — From the name of the tree

Girl's name · #734 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Laurel is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1956, when it ranked #241. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 47,000 girls since 1883, ranked #734 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #1,719 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,330 in France (2025) · #8,066 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,816 in Austria (2021) · #765 in Scotland (2019) · #285 in New Zealand (1959).

Famous Laurels

Laurel Clark — American astronaut (1961–2003)
Laurel Holloman — American painter and actress (born 1971)
Laurel Hubbard — New Zealand weightlifter (born 1978)
Laurel Marsden — American actress (born 2001)
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich — American historian (born 1938)

In stories & tradition

Laurel Kent — Superboy (comics)
Laurel Thomas — Fictional character from Emmerdale
Laurel Gand — Fictional DC Comics superheroine

What Laurels become

Among 167 notable people named Laurel:

Artists & writers appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Laurel Holloman, American painter and actress (born 1971).

Similar names: Rosalyn · Lauren · Joyce · Laurie · Lacey · Noel

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