Lauren is a girl's name of French origin meaning “laurel tree.” In 2024 it was given to 879 girls in the United States.
Lauren belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “laurel tree” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lauren first appears in Social Security records in 1924. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #9 in 1989, and in 2024 879 babies received the name — 474,797 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lauren means “laurel tree” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lauren is a girl name. In 2024, 879 babies received the name in the US.
Lauren comes from the French tradition.
Lauren first appears in US records in 1924. Its best-ever ranking was #9 in 1989, and 879 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lauren is pronounced /ˈlɒɹən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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