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Lauren

Girl's name · #401 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Lauren reached its best rank, #9, in 1989 and ranked #401 in 2025. About 476,000 girls have carried it since 1924.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#20 in Estonia (2025) · #39 in Netherlands (2025) · #118 in Ireland (2025) · #415 in Canada (2025) · #419 in Belgium (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #886 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,166 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,169 in Austria (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #5,334 in France (2025) · #15,174 in Italy (2024) and 7 more.

Famous Laurens

• Lauren Bacall — American actress (1924–2014)
• Lauren Graham — American actress, producer and novelist (born 1967)
• Lauren Cohan — British-American actress (born 1982)
• Lauren Holly — American actress (born 1963)
• Lauren German — American actress (born 1978)
• Lauren Boebert — United States Representative from Colorado since 2021 (born 1986)
• Lauren Hutton — American model and actress (born 1943)
• Lauren Ambrose — American actress (born 1978)
• Lauren Jauregui — American singer-songwriter (born 1996)
• Lauren Tom — American actress (born 1961)

In stories & tradition

• Lauren Zizes — Fictional character from the Fox series Glee
• Lauren Reed — Alias (TV series)
• Lauren Fenmore — Fictional character from The Young and the Restless

What Laurens become

Among 1,514 notable people named Lauren:

Sports figures appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player (born 1981).

Spellings & nicknames

About 51 girls a year are given Laurie as their full name.

Similar names: Lauryn · Danielle · Laura · Nicole · Laurel · Alison

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