Laurence

Given to 40,215 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

—

#1743

recorded as boys

426 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 5 · boys 93

Peak year

1903

77 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

40,215

since 1880

Born a Laurence? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Laurence was most popular in 1903, when 77 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.65 per 1,000). In 2025, 93 babies were named Laurence, ranking #1743 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	93	1743
2024	<5	—	67	2169
2023	<5	—	68	2129
2022	5	15306	54	2517
2021	5	15251	62	2253
2020	7	12142	72	1977
2019	5	15539	61	2265
2018	6	13793	61	2230
2017	<5	—	72	1977
2016	<5	—	56	2335
2015	<5	—	60	2234
2014	<5	—	59	2256
2013	<5	—	45	2623
2012	<5	—	51	2448
2011	<5	—	48	2547
2010	<5	—	41	2874
2009	<5	—	56	2320
2008	<5	—	53	2405
2007	<5	—	55	2337
2006	5	17168	71	1893
2005	<5	—	61	2035
2004	<5	—	71	1763
2003	<5	—	81	1561
2002	5	15432	74	1620
2001	<5	—	68	1699
2000	6	13154	71	1641
1999	<5	—	86	1374
1998	<5	—	97	1246
1997	6	12070	91	1263
1996	5	13518	109	1101
1995	<5	—	124	997
1994	<5	—	103	1113
1993	<5	—	101	1118
1992	<5	—	124	967
1991	<5	—	116	995
1990	11	7303	122	933
1989	7	9681	145	825
1988	8	8391	106	929
1987	5	11325	115	870
1986	<5	—	119	831
1985	5	10677	138	759
1984	<5	—	153	706
1983	<5	—	134	747
1982	<5	—	164	676
1981	<5	—	167	663
1980	<5	—	161	683
1979	<5	—	152	693
1978	6	8562	139	713
1977	6	8444	158	672
1976	<5	—	174	621
1975	<5	—	179	607
1974	<5	—	184	587
1973	<5	—	204	552
1972	<5	—	214	543
1971	<5	—	231	529
1970	<5	—	303	466
1969	6	6617	302	447
1968	9	4779	321	429
1967	8	4982	348	407
1966	5	6564	350	406
1965	6	5817	364	411
1964	7	5474	456	364
1963	7	5296	503	345
1962	<5	—	519	342
1961	12	3793	540	337
1960	<5	—	513	344
1959	<5	—	518	341
1958	<5	—	541	331
1957	5	6086	607	308
1956	<5	—	651	288
1955	<5	—	641	284
1954	<5	—	709	263
1953	7	4595	748	250
1952	11	3372	845	231
1951	6	4833	822	229
1950	<5	—	807	227
1949	<5	—	802	226
1948	6	4651	768	233
1947	<5	—	778	232
1946	<5	—	708	224
1945	<5	—	591	227
1944	<5	—	581	233
1943	<5	—	648	225
1942	5	4622	666	219
1941	5	4420	524	244
1940	<5	—	604	211
1939	<5	—	549	220
1938	6	3847	478	246
1937	<5	—	448	254
1936	<5	—	432	258
1935	<5	—	427	261
1934	<5	—	489	236
1933	<5	—	426	254
1932	<5	—	479	244
1931	8	3226	518	228
1930	7	3658	562	226
1929	6	4053	586	217
1928	12	2623	573	229
1927	6	4286	583	228
1926	<5	—	610	221
1925	18	2119	551	239
1924	6	4434	575	237
1923	7	3971	543	241
1922	12	2780	580	230
1921	11	2941	599	223
1920	11	2899	550	228
1919	16	2156	531	227
1918	10	3024	557	222
1917	8	3344	495	222
1916	9	3031	470	227
1915	9	2900	462	222
1914	5	3618	379	213
1913	6	2827	314	209
1912	6	2634	271	204
1911	7	1956	121	232
1910	9	1634	114	217
1909	5	2208	89	234
1908	6	1862	91	217
1907	6	1821	78	230
1906	8	1416	81	218
1905	5	1931	77	218
1904	7	1486	73	216
1903	<5	—	77	201
1902	6	1594	71	211
1901	<5	—	60	223
1900	5	1932	81	219
1899	8	1181	63	208
1898	9	1171	74	201
1897	<5	—	69	204
1896	5	1583	59	235
1895	<5	—	58	230
1894	<5	—	46	256
1893	5	1437	53	236
1892	<5	—	45	266
1891	7	1093	39	257
1890	5	1338	42	268
1889	<5	—	32	305
1888	<5	—	38	286
1887	<5	—	28	311
1886	<5	—	43	258
1885	<5	—	33	290
1884	<5	—	24	360
1883	<5	—	28	309
1882	<5	—	24	365
1881	<5	—	28	307
1880	<5	—	25	341