Laurel

Where Laurel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Laurel.

  • English
Laurel through the years
  1. 1883
    First appearance
    #561 among girls with 12 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1915
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1927
    Laurel Aitken born
    Cuban singer
  4. 1956
    Peak, #241
    1,181 babies named Laurel, the most in any year.
  5. 1961
    Laurel Clark born
    NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist
  6. 1964
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #416.
In the dictionary
  • A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant.
Namesakes
  • Laurel Clark · NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist, 1961–2003
  • Laurel Aitken · Cuban singer, 1927–2005
  • Laurel Holloman · American painter and actress, born 1971
  • Laurel Hubbard · Weightlifter from New Zealand, born 1978
  • Laurel Goodwin · American actress, 1942–2022

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.