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 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#8 · 1 in 81
- Kansas#9 · 1 in 85
- Wisconsin#9 · 1 in 87
- Alabama#10 · 1 in 89
- Arkansas#10 · 1 in 94
Best ever in a state: #4 in Delaware, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #8 | 43 | 1 in 81 |
| Kansas | #9 | 159 | 1 in 85 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 287 | 1 in 87 |
| Alabama | #10 | 219 | 1 in 89 |
| Arkansas | #10 | 126 | 1 in 94 |
| Tennessee | #10 | 306 | 1 in 98 |
| Iowa | #11 | 142 | 1 in 95 |
| Michigan | #11 | 509 | 1 in 96 |
| Missouri | #11 | 298 | 1 in 94 |
| Nebraska | #11 | 96 | 1 in 86 |
| North Carolina | #11 | 402 | 1 in 108 |
| Georgia | #12 | 431 | 1 in 112 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 284 | 1 in 89 |
| Ohio | #12 | 582 | 1 in 100 |
| Pennsylvania | #12 | 535 | 1 in 103 |
| Kentucky | #13 | 185 | 1 in 104 |
| Louisiana | #13 | 171 | 1 in 120 |
| Maine | #13 | 50 | 1 in 88 |
| New Hampshire | #13 | 60 | 1 in 76 |
| Texas | #13 | 1,113 | 1 in 140 |
| Colorado | #14 | 209 | 1 in 119 |
| Connecticut | #14 | 161 | 1 in 91 |
| Virginia | #14 | 316 | 1 in 113 |
| Indiana | #15 | 279 | 1 in 116 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | 302 | 1 in 102 |
| New Jersey | #15 | 389 | 1 in 106 |
| North Dakota | #15 | 32 | 1 in 72 |
| Oklahoma | #15 | 138 | 1 in 120 |
| Rhode Island | #15 | 46 | 1 in 85 |
| South Carolina | #15 | 151 | 1 in 109 |
| Utah | #15 | 151 | 1 in 117 |
| Arizona | #16 | 223 | 1 in 146 |
| Hawaii | #16 | 34 | 1 in 96 |
| Washington | #16 | 230 | 1 in 124 |
| Illinois | #17 | 520 | 1 in 132 |
| Maryland | #18 | 203 | 1 in 117 |
| Florida | #19 | 561 | 1 in 137 |
| Delaware | #21 | 33 | 1 in 92 |
| New York | #21 | 657 | 1 in 147 |
| New Mexico | #22 | 57 | 1 in 146 |
| Mississippi | #23 | 90 | 1 in 126 |
| West Virginia | #24 | 64 | 1 in 112 |
| California | #25 | 1,210 | 1 in 184 |
| Idaho | #25 | 46 | 1 in 135 |
| Alaska | #26 | 20 | 1 in 114 |
| Nevada | #26 | 64 | 1 in 159 |
| South Dakota | #26 | 25 | 1 in 118 |
| Montana | #32 | 21 | 1 in 131 |
| Oregon | #39 | 76 | 1 in 211 |
| Vermont | #40 | 12 | 1 in 134 |
| Wyoming | #44 | 9 | 1 in 138 |
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 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 146 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 99.9% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 57,103 of them was named Lauren, which outranked 77.9% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,685Yonathan35
- #2,685Yoni35
- #2,685Zavien35
- #2,755Lauren34
- #2,755Alexei34
- #2,755Andrea34
- #2,755Aneesh34
- #2,817Anuj33
- #2,817Arvin33
- #2,817Avian33
Tied with 61 names at #2,755; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.