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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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
1908——
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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 670 girlsNHWashington: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,034 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,433 girlsMNIllinois: #212 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,312 girlsILWisconsin: #229 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,839 girlsMINew York: #141 for girls · 255 births · 1 in 665 girlsNYMassachusetts: #110 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 558 girlsMARhode Island: #122 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 670 girlsRIOregon: #373 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,039 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsSDIowa: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,501 girlsIAIndiana: #472 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,604 girlsINOhio: #210 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsOHPennsylvania: #185 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsPANew Jersey: #113 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 513 girlsNJConnecticut: #117 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 551 girlsCTCalifornia: #237 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNEMissouri: #278 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsMOKentucky: #443 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,701 girlsKYWest Virginia: #320 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsWVVirginia: #305 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsVAMaryland: #179 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 968 girlsMDDelaware: #159 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 764 girlsDEArizona: #356 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsAZNew Mexico: #343 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsNMKansas: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,508 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedARTennessee: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #460 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,921 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #141 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 644 girlsDCOklahoma: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsOKLouisiana: #272 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsLAMississippi: #468 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,218 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,512 girlsGAHawaii: #180 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 657 girlsHITexas: #361 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,551 girlsTXFlorida: #298 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#110 · 1 in 558
  2. New Jersey#113 · 1 in 513
  3. Connecticut#117 · 1 in 551
  4. Rhode Island#122 · 1 in 670
  5. District of Columbia#141 · 1 in 644

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#110961 in 558
New Jersey#1131121 in 513
Connecticut#117441 in 551
Rhode Island#122121 in 670
District of Columbia#141211 in 644
New Hampshire#14181 in 670
New York#1412551 in 665
Delaware#15961 in 764
Maryland#179311 in 968
Hawaii#18091 in 657
Pennsylvania#1851051 in 1,104
Maine#20681 in 1,201
Ohio#210781 in 1,370
Illinois#212811 in 1,312
Wisconsin#229261 in 1,667
South Dakota#23451 in 1,409
California#2371241 in 1,314
Michigan#247501 in 1,839
Louisiana#272251 in 1,572
Missouri#278201 in 2,226
Florida#298241 in 1,978
Virginia#305171 in 2,403
Washington#307141 in 2,034
West Virginia#32081 in 2,416
Minnesota#343111 in 3,433
New Mexico#34361 in 1,918
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,665
Arizona#35671 in 2,006
Texas#361441 in 2,551
Oregon#37351 in 3,039
Kansas#39461 in 3,508
Kentucky#44371 in 4,701
Iowa#44751 in 5,501
Georgia#457101 in 4,512
North Carolina#460101 in 4,921
Tennessee#46771 in 5,235
Mississippi#46861 in 4,218
Indiana#47291 in 5,604
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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 1958

girls
#225
1,346 births · 1 in 1,495 girls
boys
#871
75 births · 1 in 28,299 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #225Lauren1,346

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #871Lauren75
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,495 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #222Susie1,360
  2. #223Darla1,355
  3. #224April1,352
  4. #225Lauren1,346
  5. #226Esther1,345
  6. #227Chris1,340
  7. #228Sherrie1,338
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 28,299 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 80.7% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #867Esteban76
  2. #867Gearld76
  3. #867Lynwood76
  4. #871Lauren75
  5. #871Ashley75
  6. #871Coleman75
  7. #871Everette75
  8. #877Dell74
  9. #877Donovan74
  10. #877Emile74

Tied with 5 names at #871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →