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Laurence Name Origin: Latin
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Pronunciation: la(u)-ren-ce, laur(e)-nce
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Infographic of Laurence name meaning, which is “The one crowned with laurel,” i.e., the victor, from the Latin laurus, the laurel.
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Laurence Name Popularity
How popular is the name Laurence? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
243 |
55 |
0.0156% |
| 1911 |
282 |
50 |
0.0134% |
| 1912 |
213 |
221 |
0.0438% |
| 1913 |
212 |
271 |
0.0478% |
| 1914 |
219 |
324 |
0.0465% |
| 1915 |
221 |
423 |
0.0466% |
| 1916 |
228 |
431 |
0.0446% |
| 1917 |
231 |
442 |
0.0442% |
| 1918 |
224 |
515 |
0.048% |
| 1919 |
228 |
495 |
0.0473% |
| 1920 |
226 |
533 |
0.0479% |
| 1921 |
220 |
567 |
0.0495% |
| 1922 |
225 |
562 |
0.0504% |
| 1923 |
240 |
505 |
0.0451% |
| 1924 |
240 |
535 |
0.0461% |
| 1925 |
245 |
499 |
0.0441% |
| 1926 |
220 |
583 |
0.053% |
| 1927 |
228 |
550 |
0.0497% |
| 1928 |
230 |
539 |
0.0504% |
| 1929 |
216 |
558 |
0.0539% |
| 1930 |
227 |
525 |
0.0503% |
| 1931 |
228 |
489 |
0.0495% |
| 1932 |
252 |
429 |
0.0434% |
| 1933 |
260 |
368 |
0.0395% |
| 1934 |
245 |
431 |
0.0446% |
| 1935 |
270 |
363 |
0.0374% |
| 1936 |
264 |
378 |
0.0392% |
| 1937 |
256 |
393 |
0.0399% |
| 1938 |
251 |
427 |
0.0417% |
| 1939 |
223 |
500 |
0.0492% |
| 1940 |
217 |
546 |
0.0514% |
| 1941 |
243 |
482 |
0.0428% |
| 1942 |
222 |
617 |
0.0489% |
| 1943 |
227 |
603 |
0.0462% |
| 1944 |
239 |
531 |
0.0428% |
| 1945 |
235 |
531 |
0.0435% |
| 1946 |
227 |
658 |
0.0446% |
| 1947 |
232 |
733 |
0.0439% |
| 1948 |
236 |
716 |
0.0449% |
| 1949 |
229 |
760 |
0.0472% |
| 1950 |
232 |
762 |
0.0473% |
| 1951 |
235 |
781 |
0.0461% |
| 1952 |
231 |
813 |
0.0466% |
| 1953 |
252 |
708 |
0.04% |
| 1954 |
264 |
675 |
0.0369% |
| 1955 |
286 |
593 |
0.0322% |
| 1956 |
291 |
602 |
0.0319% |
| 1957 |
316 |
544 |
0.0283% |
| 1958 |
333 |
502 |
0.0266% |
| 1959 |
349 |
458 |
0.0241% |
| 1960 |
353 |
452 |
0.0239% |
| 1961 |
341 |
495 |
0.0262% |
| 1962 |
355 |
458 |
0.0249% |
| 1963 |
356 |
443 |
0.0247% |
| 1964 |
375 |
401 |
0.0228% |
| 1965 |
416 |
306 |
0.0187% |
| 1966 |
409 |
301 |
0.0193% |
| 1967 |
417 |
291 |
0.0192% |
| 1968 |
436 |
267 |
0.0178% |
| 1969 |
454 |
244 |
0.0158% |
| 1970 |
462 |
264 |
0.0166% |
| 1971 |
537 |
177 |
0.0118% |
| 1972 |
575 |
147 |
0.0108% |
| 1973 |
570 |
147 |
0.0113% |
| 1974 |
603 |
129 |
0.0099% |
| 1975 |
625 |
122 |
0.0095% |
| 1976 |
665 |
105 |
0.0081% |
| 1977 |
698 |
102 |
0.0076% |
| 1978 |
712 |
93 |
0.0069% |
| 1979 |
716 |
96 |
0.0068% |
| 1980 |
717 |
100 |
0.0068% |
| 1981 |
634 |
132 |
0.009% |
| 1982 |
690 |
110 |
0.0074% |
| 1983 |
750 |
84 |
0.0057% |
| 1984 |
686 |
110 |
0.0074% |
| 1985 |
773 |
85 |
0.0056% |
| 1986 |
831 |
74 |
0.0049% |
| 1987 |
836 |
76 |
0.005% |
| 1988 |
954 |
60 |
0.0039% |
| 1989 |
831 |
96 |
0.0059% |
| 1990 |
942 |
76 |
0.0046% |
| 1991 |
1,019 |
65 |
0.004% |
| 1992 |
891 |
90 |
0.0056% |
| 1993 |
1,232 |
43 |
0.0028% |
| 1994 |
1,153 |
51 |
0.0033% |
| 1995 |
1,080 |
63 |
0.0042% |
| 1996 |
1,021 |
73 |
0.0049% |
| 1997 |
1,248 |
47 |
0.0032% |
| 1998 |
1,237 |
49 |
0.0033% |
| 1999 |
1,311 |
44 |
0.0029% |
| 2000 |
1,515 |
34 |
0.0022% |
| 2001 |
1,616 |
29 |
0.0019% |
| 2002 |
1,478 |
38 |
0.0025% |
| 2003 |
1,563 |
34 |
0.0022% |
| 2004 |
2,084 |
15 |
0.001% |
| 2005 |
1,829 |
24 |
0.0016% |
| 2006 |
1,749 |
31 |
0.002% |
| 2007 |
2,102 |
18 |
0.0011% |
| 2008 |
1,982 |
21 |
0.0014% |
| 2009 |
1,894 |
24 |
0.0016% |
| 2010 |
3,012 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2011 |
2,094 |
16 |
0.0011% |
| 2012 |
2,471 |
8 |
0.0006% |
| 2013 |
2,387 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 2014 |
1,788 |
28 |
0.0019% |
| 2015 |
2,160 |
15 |
0.001% |
| 2016 |
2,066 |
17 |
0.0012% |
| 2017 |
1,773 |
27 |
0.0019% |
| 2018 |
2,021 |
17 |
0.0012% |
| 2019 |
2,025 |
17 |
0.0013% |
| 2020 |
1,830 |
38 |
0.003% |
| 2021 |
2,558 |
17 |
0.0014% |
| 2022 |
2,329 |
23 |
0.0017% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Larrie
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A diminutive form of Laurence.
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Larry
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A diminutive form of Laurence.
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English
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Laurie
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From Laurentum
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Latin
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Law
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From the hill
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English
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Larrence
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From Laurentum
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Latin
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Laurance
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From Laurentum
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Latin
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