Laureen

Where Laureen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Laureen.

Laureen through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,713 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1927
    Laureen Nussbaum born
    Jewish German linguistics professor, Holocaust survivor
  3. 1960
    Peak, #516
    349 babies named Laureen, the most in any year.
  4. 1963
    Laureen Harper born
    wife of Stephen Harper
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #762.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Laureen Nussbaum · Jewish German linguistics professor, Holocaust survivor, born 1927
  • Laureen Harper · wife of Stephen Harper, born 1963
  • Laureen Beckles · French athletics competitor, born 1958
  • Laureen Maxwell · French high jumper, born 2002

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.