Laurence

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Laurence is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 40,117 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 39,627 as boys and 490 as girls. Laurence gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,251 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 66
2023 68
2022 59
2021 67
2020 79
2019 66
2018 67
2017 72
2016 56
2015 60
2014 59
2013 45
2012 51
2011 48
2010 41
2009 56
2008 53
2007 55
2006 76
2005 61
2004 71
2003 81
2002 79
2001 68
2000 77
1999 86
1998 97
1997 97
1996 114
1995 124
1994 103
1993 101
1992 124
1991 116
1990 133
1989 152
1988 114
1987 120
1986 119
1985 143
1984 153
1983 134
1982 165
1981 167
1980 161
1979 152
1978 145
1977 164
1976 174
1975 179
1974 184
1973 204
1972 214
1971 231
1970 303
1969 308
1968 330
1967 356
1966 355
1965 370
1964 463
1963 510
1962 520
1961 551
1960 513
1959 518
1958 541
1957 612
1956 651
1955 641
1954 709
1953 755
1952 856
1951 828
1950 807
1949 802
1948 774
1947 778
1946 708
1945 591
1944 581
1943 648
1942 671
1941 529
1940 604
1939 549
1938 484
1937 448
1936 432
1935 427
1934 489
1933 426
1932 479
1931 526
1930 569
1929 592
1928 585
1927 589
1926 610
1925 569
1924 581
1923 550
1922 592
1921 610
1920 561
1919 547
1918 567
1917 503
1916 479
1915 471
1914 384
1913 320
1912 277
1911 128
1910 123
1909 94
1908 97
1907 84
1906 89
1905 82
1904 80
1903 77
1902 77
1901 60
1900 86
1899 71
1898 83
1897 69
1896 64
1895 58
1894 46
1893 58
1892 45
1891 46
1890 47
1889 32
1888 38
1887 28
1886 43
1885 33
1884 24
1883 28
1882 24
1881 28
1880 25