What does Lauren mean?

Lauren means "laurel, bay"

How do we pronounce Lauren?

Lauren \lau-ren, la-ur-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Lauren can also be used as a name boy name meaning, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced LAOR-ehN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Lauren: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Lauren?

Lauren's origin is Latin, and its use, English and French. The name was first made famous by the American actress and Humphrey Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall (1924-). In addition, Lauren is a form of the Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish Laura meaning in the English and French languages. The name Lauren is widely used; it has 51 forms. Forms of the name consist of nicknames for L'Wren, name Lareen meaning, Laren name, Larena definition, Larentia name variations, name Larentina meaning, name Larenzina, Larin meaning of name, baby name Larran, Larren definition, meaning of Larrin, name Larryn, name Larrynn, short names for Larsina, Larsine definition, baby name Laryn, short names for Laureen, Laureena name variations, Laurena meaning and origin, short names for Laurence, name Laurene, name Laurenne origin, name Laurentia meaning, Laurentina meaning, name Lauri meaning, Laurian meaning and origin, name Laurien, short names for Laurine, Laurynn name popularity, short names for Lawren, name Loran origin, Loreen name popularity, Lorena name, Lorene meaning and origin, Lorenn name, Lorenza pronounciation, Lorine name popularity, Lorne name, Lorrie name variations, Lorrin name, short names for Loryn, Lourence definition, and Lowran name. Other English forms consist of the familiar form what does the name Laurie mean, and the spelling variants nicknames for Lauran, short names for Laurin (used in German and as well), name Laurren, name Lauryn meaning, baby name Loren, Lorin meaning and origin, and Lorren name. Lauren is a popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1989, 1.057% of baby girls were named Lauren. It was #9 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #58 with a usage of 0.228%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Lauren was used 4 times more than the 2nd most popular name, Laura definition, in 2010. Although Lauren is used more commonly as a baby girl name today, there was a period prior to 1944 that it was more popular with boys. After 1945, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 1989, 165 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Lauren.

The following famous people share the name Lauren:

  • Actress Lauren Bacall, born Betty Joan Perske September 16, 1924, New York City, New York
  • Model Lauren Hutton, born Mary Lawrence Hutton 17 November 1944, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Political Relative Lauren Bush.

List of baby names Lauren:

the English Lauryn name popularity, the English Lawren meaning and origin, the English Loren name popularity, the name Lorenn definition, the English name Laraene origin, the English Larain name popularity, the English nicknames for Laraine, the name baby name Lareen, the English Lareine meaning, the name name Laremy origin, the English Laren name, the name what does the name Lareyne mean, the English Larin meaning of name, the name Larmine pronounciation, the name name Larmyne meaning, the English what does the name Larraine mean, the name short names for Larran, the English Larren meaning of name, the English Larrin name popularity, and the name Larryn name variations.

The baby name Lauren fun facts:

The name Lauren in reverse order is "Nerual".

The numerological value of the name Lauren is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Lauren?

Lauren is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.17%
20130.19%
20120.21%
20110.23%
20100.25%
20090.28%
20080.34%
20070.39%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames