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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #177 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 896 girlsNHWashington: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,001 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedMNIllinois: #217 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsILWisconsin: #336 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,047 girlsWIMichigan: #357 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsMINew York: #126 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 602 girlsNYMassachusetts: #87 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 356 girlsMARhode Island: #140 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 689 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedIAIndiana: #432 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,259 girlsINOhio: #279 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,880 girlsOHPennsylvania: #167 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 877 girlsPANew Jersey: #97 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 395 girlsNJConnecticut: #100 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 440 girlsCTCalifornia: #265 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 1,444 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: #326 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsMOKentucky: #335 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsVAMaryland: #164 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 791 girlsMDDelaware: #145 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 614 girlsDEArizona: #349 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,827 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedKSArkansas: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsARTennessee: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #351 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,713 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,438 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #175 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 832 girlsDCOklahoma: #464 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,782 girlsOKLouisiana: #225 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsLAMississippi: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,541 girlsMSAlabama: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsALGeorgia: #411 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,375 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lauren, so not publishedHITexas: #390 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsTXFlorida: #304 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#87 · 1 in 356
  2. New Jersey#97 · 1 in 395
  3. Connecticut#100 · 1 in 440
  4. New York#126 · 1 in 602
  5. Rhode Island#140 · 1 in 689

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#871411 in 356
New Jersey#971441 in 395
Connecticut#100551 in 440
New York#1262671 in 602
Rhode Island#140111 in 689
Delaware#14571 in 614
Maryland#164381 in 791
Pennsylvania#1671141 in 877
District of Columbia#175151 in 832
New Hampshire#17761 in 896
Illinois#217841 in 1,169
Louisiana#225341 in 1,068
California#2651191 in 1,444
Ohio#279501 in 1,880
Florida#304261 in 1,847
Missouri#326161 in 2,470
Washington#326121 in 2,001
Tennessee#333131 in 2,679
Kentucky#335111 in 2,709
Wisconsin#336131 in 3,047
Arizona#34981 in 1,827
North Carolina#351171 in 2,713
Michigan#357261 in 3,005
Virginia#383121 in 3,320
Texas#390421 in 2,483
Alabama#395111 in 2,923
Georgia#411131 in 3,375
South Carolina#42671 in 3,438
Indiana#432111 in 4,259
Arkansas#43651 in 3,481
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,782
Mississippi#52351 in 4,541
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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 1964

girls
#234
1,376 births · 1 in 1,377 girls
boys
#1,161
44 births · 1 in 45,289 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #234Lauren1,376

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #1,161Lauren44
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,377 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #231Lois1,408
  2. #232Shawn1,402
  3. #233Chris1,377
  4. #234Lauren1,376
  5. #235Christy1,374
  6. #236June1,372
  7. #237Ramona1,348
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 45,289 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 74.7% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lauren
  1. #1,147Nestor45
  2. #1,147Tyson45
  3. #1,147Wendall45
  4. #1,161Lauren44
  5. #1,161Abe44
  6. #1,161Dimitri44
  7. #1,161Domenick44
  8. #1,172Alford43
  9. #1,172Angela43
  10. #1,172Benson43

Tied with 10 names at #1,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →