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
- Peak · girls
- 1989 · 21,065 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 37 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 475,577since 1924
Lauren over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #401 | 777 | — | |
| 2024 | #351 | 882 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #343 | 900 | — | |
| 2022 | #327 | 987 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #336 | 969 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #232 | 1,278 | — | |
| 2019 | #202 | 1,513 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #173 | 1,705 | — | |
| 2017 | #148 | 1,992 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #134 | 2,325 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #119 | 2,697 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #94 | 3,097 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #92 | 3,350 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #72 | 3,660 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #62 | 4,100 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #58 | 4,466 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #46 | 5,204 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #30 | 6,455 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #28 | 7,437 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2006 | #24 | 8,498 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #21 | 9,249 | #3,241 | 31 |
| 2004 | #16 | 9,983 | #2,376 | 47 |
| 2003 | #15 | 11,051 | #3,732 | 23 |
| 2002 | #13 | 12,327 | #2,755 | 34 |
| 2001 | #15 | 12,782 | #3,061 | 29 |
| 2000 | #11 | 14,176 | #2,993 | 29 |
| 1999 | #12 | 13,911 | #2,398 | 37 |
| 1998 | #14 | 12,908 | #3,017 | 26 |
| 1997 | #14 | 13,248 | #2,260 | 37 |
| 1996 | #16 | 12,595 | #2,254 | 36 |
| 1995 | #15 | 13,443 | #1,988 | 42 |
| 1994 | #14 | 15,158 | #2,041 | 40 |
| 1993 | #12 | 16,194 | #2,295 | 33 |
| 1992 | #12 | 17,215 | #1,844 | 44 |
| 1991 | #13 | 18,412 | #1,422 | 64 |
| 1990 | #10 | 20,506 | #1,102 | 94 |
| 1989 | #9 | 21,065 | #870 | 134 |
| 1988 | #11 | 19,637 | #970 | 99 |
| 1987 | #16 | 16,710 | #896 | 109 |
| 1986 | #14 | 16,684 | #1,028 | 81 |
| 1985 | #15 | 15,768 | #839 | 114 |
| 1984 | #21 | 14,475 | #900 | 95 |
| 1983 | #24 | 12,944 | #884 | 99 |
| 1982 | #26 | 11,589 | #1,050 | 75 |
| 1981 | #35 | 8,813 | #1,037 | 77 |
| 1980 | #38 | 7,476 | #1,214 | 57 |
| 1979 | #45 | 5,625 | #1,291 | 51 |
| 1978 | #80 | 3,669 | #1,286 | 49 |
| 1977 | #114 | 2,549 | #1,645 | 33 |
| 1976 | #125 | 2,216 | #1,469 | 37 |
| 1975 | #144 | 1,845 | #1,593 | 32 |
| 1974 | #187 | 1,393 | #1,618 | 30 |
| 1973 | #233 | 1,096 | #1,548 | 31 |
| 1972 | #262 | 1,006 | #1,566 | 30 |
| 1971 | #261 | 1,120 | #1,235 | 45 |
| 1970 | #240 | 1,308 | #1,278 | 42 |
| 1969 | #233 | 1,302 | #1,064 | 53 |
| 1968 | #243 | 1,140 | #1,183 | 41 |
| 1967 | #242 | 1,187 | #1,274 | 35 |
| 1966 | #244 | 1,186 | #1,216 | 38 |
| 1965 | #236 | 1,302 | #1,000 | 54 |
| 1964 | #234 | 1,376 | #1,161 | 44 |
| 1963 | #250 | 1,258 | #961 | 61 |
| 1962 | #267 | 1,122 | #1,046 | 53 |
| 1961 | #248 | 1,258 | #1,097 | 51 |
| 1960 | #239 | 1,335 | #996 | 59 |
| 1959 | #235 | 1,351 | #1,004 | 59 |
| 1958 | #225 | 1,346 | #871 | 75 |
| 1957 | #234 | 1,306 | #971 | 61 |
| 1956 | #287 | 934 | #940 | 63 |
| 1955 | #298 | 856 | #898 | 68 |
| 1954 | #313 | 735 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #343 | 586 | #889 | 65 |
| 1952 | #364 | 515 | #746 | 89 |
| 1951 | #406 | 417 | #749 | 86 |
| 1950 | #393 | 425 | #791 | 74 |
| 1949 | #370 | 447 | #791 | 76 |
| 1948 | #387 | 422 | #799 | 72 |
| 1947 | #390 | 419 | #719 | 91 |
| 1946 | #370 | 415 | #729 | 80 |
| 1945 | #354 | 381 | #782 | 62 |
| 1944 | #1,153 | 46 | #774 | 65 |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | #692 | 86 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #834 | 61 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #702 | 77 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #770 | 64 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #675 | 77 |
| 1938 | — | #672 | 80 | |
| 1937 | — | #621 | 87 | |
| 1936 | — | #807 | 58 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #798 | 60 |
| 1934 | — | #733 | 69 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #860 | 52 |
| 1932 | — | #852 | 56 | |
| 1931 | — | #688 | 76 | |
| 1930 | — | #885 | 56 | |
| 1929 | — | #721 | 75 | |
| 1928 | — | #818 | 64 | |
| 1927 | — | #811 | 67 | |
| 1926 | — | #902 | 55 | |
| 1925 | — | #809 | 67 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #823 | 67 |
| 1923 | — | #961 | 51 | |
| 1922 | — | #863 | 63 | |
| 1921 | — | #790 | 73 | |
| 1920 | — | #816 | 67 | |
| 1919 | — | #790 | 67 | |
| 1918 | — | #782 | 69 | |
| 1917 | — | #934 | 47 | |
| 1916 | — | #972 | 43 | |
| 1915 | — | #941 | 44 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #930 | 28 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#10 · 1 in 93
- Delaware#11 · 1 in 67
- Louisiana#12 · 1 in 87
- Arkansas#13 · 1 in 81
- Colorado#13 · 1 in 114
Best ever in a state: #4 in Delaware, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #10 | 453 | 1 in 93 |
| Delaware | #11 | 47 | 1 in 67 |
| Louisiana | #12 | 249 | 1 in 87 |
| Arkansas | #13 | 145 | 1 in 81 |
| Colorado | #13 | 184 | 1 in 114 |
| Kansas | #14 | 141 | 1 in 88 |
| Maryland | #14 | 254 | 1 in 97 |
| Michigan | #14 | 537 | 1 in 97 |
| Virginia | #14 | 346 | 1 in 99 |
| Missouri | #15 | 305 | 1 in 97 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 406 | 1 in 97 |
| Pennsylvania | #15 | 643 | 1 in 94 |
| Texas | #15 | 1,102 | 1 in 127 |
| Georgia | #16 | 398 | 1 in 104 |
| Illinois | #16 | 615 | 1 in 116 |
| Oklahoma | #16 | 157 | 1 in 102 |
| Massachusetts | #17 | 328 | 1 in 98 |
| Ohio | #17 | 578 | 1 in 107 |
| Hawaii | #18 | 35 | 1 in 120 |
| Mississippi | #18 | 119 | 1 in 98 |
| Washington | #18 | 201 | 1 in 142 |
| Indiana | #19 | 314 | 1 in 105 |
| South Carolina | #19 | 168 | 1 in 97 |
| Alabama | #20 | 218 | 1 in 94 |
| Connecticut | #20 | 170 | 1 in 96 |
| New York | #20 | 739 | 1 in 141 |
| Rhode Island | #20 | 50 | 1 in 85 |
| Florida | #21 | 568 | 1 in 128 |
| Kentucky | #21 | 188 | 1 in 104 |
| Minnesota | #22 | 207 | 1 in 120 |
| Maine | #23 | 47 | 1 in 102 |
| New Hampshire | #23 | 50 | 1 in 100 |
| Tennessee | #23 | 282 | 1 in 105 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | 203 | 1 in 125 |
| Arizona | #26 | 180 | 1 in 158 |
| Utah | #26 | 99 | 1 in 154 |
| California | #27 | 1,269 | 1 in 181 |
| Iowa | #27 | 113 | 1 in 126 |
| New Mexico | #27 | 63 | 1 in 138 |
| District of Columbia | #28 | 27 | 1 in 132 |
| Nevada | #28 | 62 | 1 in 133 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 61 | 1 in 125 |
| Nebraska | #33 | 64 | 1 in 127 |
| South Dakota | #37 | 23 | 1 in 134 |
| Vermont | #37 | 17 | 1 in 113 |
| Oregon | #42 | 88 | 1 in 189 |
| North Dakota | #45 | 19 | 1 in 158 |
| Alaska | #46 | 16 | 1 in 157 |
| Idaho | #65 | 25 | 1 in 231 |
| Montana | #65 | 15 | 1 in 199 |
| Wyoming | #69 | 7 | 1 in 192 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1989 at #9 (21,065 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: 2 yrs · run 1989–1990
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1978–2014
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1945–2025
- Highest: 1 in 88 girls born in 1989 were named Lauren (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,069 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 32.3% of all girls named Lauren (153,590) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #4,434 (1924) | #4,434 |
| 1930s | 16 | #3,742 (1935) | #4,070 |
| 1940s | 2,180 | #354 (1945) | #1,349 |
| 1950s | 8,471 | #225 (1958) | #310 |
| 1960s | 12,466 | #233 (1969) | #244 |
| 1970s | 21,827 | #45 (1979) | #169 |
| 1980s | 145,161 | #9 (1989) | #21 |
| 1990s | 153,590 | #10 (1990) | #13 |
| 2000s | 97,162 | #11 (2000) | #22 |
| 2010s | 28,905 | #58 (2010) | #115 |
| 2020s | 5,793 | #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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 139 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 99.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 52,619 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 78.6% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,218Trystin37
- #2,218Wilbur37
- #2,218Wilfred37
- #2,254Lauren36
- #2,254Akiva36
- #2,254Aman36
- #2,254Arlen36
- #2,299Adnan35
- #2,299Amer35
- #2,299Ashanti35
Tied with 44 names at #2,254; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.