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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #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
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1907—#1,2006
1906—#1,0047
1905—#1,0916
1904—#1,2055
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1900—#9029
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1896—#1,1015
1895—#9786
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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 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #66 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 205 girlsAKMaine: 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: #451 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsWAIdaho: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 508 girlsNDMinnesota: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 951 girlsMNIllinois: #546 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,458 girlsILWisconsin: #373 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 975 girlsMINew York: #328 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsNYMassachusetts: #218 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 943 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedRIOregon: #626 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsORNevada: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #199 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 518 girlsSDIowa: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsINOhio: #325 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #391 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsCAUtah: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsUTColorado: #472 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsCONebraska: #160 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 549 girlsNEMissouri: #322 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsMOKentucky: #630 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,810 girlsKYWest Virginia: #321 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsWVVirginia: #391 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsVAMaryland: #359 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedDEArizona: #488 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNMKansas: #247 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 886 girlsKSArkansas: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsARTennessee: #379 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,578 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #221 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 947 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 498 girlsDCOklahoma: #623 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsOKLouisiana: #295 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsLAMississippi: #129 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 485 girlsMSAlabama: #184 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 738 girlsALGeorgia: #225 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 954 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedHITexas: #348 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsTXFlorida: #169 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 836 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#66 · 1 in 205
  2. Mississippi#129 · 1 in 485
  3. Nebraska#160 · 1 in 549
  4. Florida#169 · 1 in 836
  5. District of Columbia#170 · 1 in 498

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#6691 in 205
Mississippi#129201 in 485
Nebraska#160131 in 549
Florida#1691031 in 836
District of Columbia#17051 in 498
Alabama#184261 in 738
North Dakota#19251 in 508
South Dakota#19951 in 518
Massachusetts#218261 in 943
North Carolina#221481 in 947
Georgia#225481 in 954
Michigan#230381 in 975
Minnesota#243231 in 951
Kansas#247131 in 886
Iowa#278111 in 1,054
South Carolina#278171 in 1,045
Louisiana#295171 in 1,056
West Virginia#32151 in 1,073
Missouri#322181 in 1,345
Ohio#325361 in 1,323
Arkansas#32791 in 1,159
New York#328521 in 1,540
New Jersey#340241 in 1,531
Texas#348991 in 1,644
Maryland#359161 in 1,384
Idaho#37251 in 1,293
Wisconsin#373141 in 1,467
Tennessee#379201 in 1,578
California#391901 in 1,931
Virginia#391211 in 1,660
Indiana#403171 in 1,655
Pennsylvania#415271 in 1,777
Nevada#41961 in 1,572
Washington#451151 in 1,916
Colorado#472111 in 1,983
Arizona#488141 in 2,018
Utah#52771 in 2,303
Illinois#546191 in 2,458
Oklahoma#62361 in 2,464
Oregon#62651 in 2,571
Kentucky#63061 in 2,810
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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 2022

girls
#327
987 births · 1 in 1,662 girls
boys
#9,823
7 births · 1 in 249,430 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #327Lauren987

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #9,823Lauren7
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 1,662 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 98.2% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #324Raegan994
  2. #325Julianna993
  3. #326Aitana990
  4. #327Lauren987
  5. #328Catherine981
  6. #328Harley981
  7. #330Adriana980
Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 249,430 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 31.5% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #8,990Zyree8
  2. #8,990Zyren8
  3. #8,990Zyrus8
  4. #9,823Lauren7
  5. #9,823Aaban7
  6. #9,823Aarik7
  7. #9,823Aashay7
  8. #10,863Aadan6
  9. #10,863Aagam6
  10. #10,863Aahaan6

Tied with 1,039 names at #9,823; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →