Lauren

#401 for girls in 2025, 777 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1989 · 21,065 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
37 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
475,577
since 1924

Lauren over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #9, 1989girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#401777
2024#351882#12,3495
2023#343900
2022#327987#9,8237
2021#336969#8,1669
2020#2321,278
2019#2021,513#9,7567
2018#1731,705
2017#1481,992#12,2465
2016#1342,325#8,8168
2015#1192,697#9,5687
2014#943,097#9,6427
2013#923,350#7,02611
2012#723,660#6,00114
2011#624,100#8,0799
2010#584,466#8,1399
2009#465,204#9,8647
2008#306,455#6,76312
2007#287,437#4,99618
2006#248,498#5,07217
2005#219,249#3,24131
2004#169,983#2,37647
2003#1511,051#3,73223
2002#1312,327#2,75534
2001#1512,782#3,06129
2000#1114,176#2,99329
1999#1213,911#2,39837
1998#1412,908#3,01726
1997#1413,248#2,26037
1996#1612,595#2,25436
1995#1513,443#1,98842
1994#1415,158#2,04140
1993#1216,194#2,29533
1992#1217,215#1,84444
1991#1318,412#1,42264
1990#1020,506#1,10294
1989#921,065#870134
1988#1119,637#97099
1987#1616,710#896109
1986#1416,684#1,02881
1985#1515,768#839114
1984#2114,475#90095
1983#2412,944#88499
1982#2611,589#1,05075
1981#358,813#1,03777
1980#387,476#1,21457
1979#455,625#1,29151
1978#803,669#1,28649
1977#1142,549#1,64533
1976#1252,216#1,46937
1975#1441,845#1,59332
1974#1871,393#1,61830
1973#2331,096#1,54831
1972#2621,006#1,56630
1971#2611,120#1,23545
1970#2401,308#1,27842
1969#2331,302#1,06453
1968#2431,140#1,18341
1967#2421,187#1,27435
1966#2441,186#1,21638
1965#2361,302#1,00054
1964#2341,376#1,16144
1963#2501,258#96161
1962#2671,122#1,04653
1961#2481,258#1,09751
1960#2391,335#99659
1959#2351,351#1,00459
1958#2251,346#87175
1957#2341,306#97161
1956#287934#94063
1955#298856#89868
1954#313735#85173
1953#343586#88965
1952#364515#74689
1951#406417#74986
1950#393425#79174
1949#370447#79176
1948#387422#79972
1947#390419#71991
1946#370415#72980
1945#354381#78262
1944#1,15346#77465
1943#2,35215#69286
1942#2,11717#83461
1941#3,0309#70277
1940#2,9639#77064
1939#4,2505#67577
1938#67280
1937#62187
1936#80758
1935#3,7426#79860
1934#73369
1933#4,2185#86052
1932#85256
1931#68876
1930#88556
1929#72175
1928#81864
1927#81167
1926#90255
1925#80967
1924#4,4346#82367
1923#96151
1922#86363
1921#79073
1920#81667
1919#79067
1918#78269
1917#93447
1916#97243
1915#94144
1914#81942
1913#93028
1912#1,05919
1911#98212
1910#92812
1909#1,1557
1908
1907#1,2006
1906#1,0047
1905#1,0916
1904#1,2055
1903
1902
1901
1900#9029
1899
1898
1897
1896#1,1015
1895#9786
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890#9945
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884#9715
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Lauren! It came in at #4,434, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1934, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lauren is popular in 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNHWashington: #396 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,845 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,105 girlsMNIllinois: #255 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsILWisconsin: #326 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsWIMichigan: #279 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,002 girlsMINew York: #137 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 675 girlsNYMassachusetts: #85 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 357 girlsMARhode Island: #151 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 775 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsINOhio: #273 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsPANew Jersey: #122 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 553 girlsNJConnecticut: #103 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 434 girlsCTCalifornia: #304 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedUTColorado: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNEMissouri: #360 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsMOKentucky: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,030 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWVVirginia: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsVAMaryland: #189 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 996 girlsMDDelaware: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 734 girlsDEArizona: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedARTennessee: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,342 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,311 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #513 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,943 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #184 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 856 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #204 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 977 girlsLAMississippi: #405 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsMSAlabama: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,009 girlsALGeorgia: #337 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,423 girlsGAHawaii: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsHITexas: #407 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,680 girlsTXFlorida: #217 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#85 · 1 in 357
  2. Connecticut#103 · 1 in 434
  3. New Jersey#122 · 1 in 553
  4. New York#137 · 1 in 675
  5. Rhode Island#151 · 1 in 775

Best ever in a state: #4 in Delaware, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#851451 in 357
Connecticut#103561 in 434
New Jersey#1221041 in 553
New York#1372421 in 675
Rhode Island#151101 in 775
Delaware#15361 in 734
District of Columbia#184151 in 856
Maryland#189301 in 996
Pennsylvania#197901 in 1,131
Louisiana#204371 in 977
Florida#217421 in 1,155
Illinois#255611 in 1,625
Ohio#273491 in 1,955
Michigan#279401 in 2,002
Hawaii#28751 in 1,217
California#3041011 in 1,724
Wisconsin#326131 in 3,138
Arizona#32891 in 1,673
Georgia#337181 in 2,423
Virginia#357141 in 2,842
Missouri#360131 in 3,159
Indiana#376141 in 3,364
North Carolina#382141 in 3,311
Washington#39691 in 2,845
Mississippi#40581 in 2,955
Texas#407401 in 2,680
Colorado#45651 in 3,772
Tennessee#46281 in 4,342
Alabama#47081 in 4,009
Kentucky#48961 in 5,030
Minnesota#49051 in 7,105
South Carolina#51351 in 4,943
Alaska
Arkansas
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lauren
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 50 spots since 2024 (#351#401)
  • 169 spots since 2020 (#232#401)
  • 282 spots since 2015 (#119#401)
  • Biggest jump: 799 spots in 1945 (#1,153#354)
  • Biggest drop: 104 spots in 2021 (#232#336)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1989 at #9 (21,065 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: 2 yrs · run 1989–1990
  • Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1978–2014
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1945–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 88
  • Highest: 1 in 88 girls born in 1989 were named Lauren (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,069 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 32.3% of all girls named Lauren (153,590) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#4,434 (1924)#4,434
1930s16#3,742 (1935)#4,070
1940s2,180#354 (1945)#1,349
1950s8,471#225 (1958)#310
1960s12,466#233 (1969)#244
1970s21,827#45 (1979)#169
1980s145,161#9 (1989)#21
1990s153,590#10 (1990)#13
2000s97,162#11 (2000)#22
2010s28,905#58 (2010)#115
2020s5,793#232 (2020)#332

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lauren in 1963

girls
#250
1,258 births · 1 in 1,532 girls
boys
#961
61 births · 1 in 33,296 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #250Lauren1,258

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #961Lauren61
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,532 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #247Marjorie1,282
  2. #248Grace1,274
  3. #249Nina1,273
  4. #250Lauren1,258
  5. #251Lynette1,250
  6. #252Priscilla1,248
  7. #253Ginger1,225
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. 631Zena#1,323#692
  2. 623Zina#992#369
  3. 540Trisha#1,020#480
  4. 457Shirl#1,304#847
  5. 396Glynis#992#596
Fallers
  1. 1,195Marnita#727#1,922
  2. 255Velvet#623#878
  3. 235Delphine#904#1,139
  4. 224Rosita#934#1,158
  5. 197Lindy#885#1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 33,296 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 79.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #956Cletus62
  2. #956Mariano62
  3. #956Vinson62
  4. #961Lauren61
  5. #961Alfonzo61
  6. #961Cordell61
  7. #961Darold61
  8. #971Arlen60
  9. #971Darry60
  10. #971Franz60

Tied with 9 names at #961; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. 1,551Tal#2,364#813
  2. 1,141Jaimie#1,962#821
  3. 540Stoney#1,038#498
  4. 364Pamela#1,311#947
  5. 331Giovanni#1,242#911
Fallers
  1. 324Olin#871#1,195
  2. 295Enoch#984#1,279
  3. 285Rand#953#1,238
  4. 283Vernell#996#1,279
  5. 269Bentley#926#1,195

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963