MEANING & HISTORY
What does Lauren mean?
Lauren belongs to the Laurentius or Laurence name family. The English dictionary describes a clipped formation, while the editorial account also recognizes its use as a feminine form of Laurence.
The medieval source connects the older Latin name with laurel vocabulary. These accounts explain the inherited name family more carefully than presenting crowned with victory as a literal translation. Lauren and Laura can share a botanical association but are not the same exact name.
The written form is retained independently here.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /ˈlɒɹən/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈlɔɹɪn/General-American
- /ˈlɔɹən/General-American
- /ˈlɑɹən/New-York-City
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
Latin clipping of Laurentius. Doublet of Laurence.
A unisex given name.; A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence; A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.
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People with the name Lauren
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lauren Young
Filipino-American actress
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lauren Reid
Filipino-Australian actress
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Lauren Young, Lauren Reid
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Lauren in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Lauren
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Laurel♂♀The laurel tree
- Karen♀Danish form of Katherine
- Laura♀Laurel
- Laureana·Latin laureanus-family formation, possibly laurel-crowned
- Laureano♂Laurel, through Latin Laurianus and Laurus
- Laurence·From Laurentius, associated with Laurentum and laurel
- Laureto·As an Italian word: a grove of laurels
- Lauro♂Laurel
What rhymes with Lauren?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Lauren further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q2274625 — Lauren (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Lauren Young (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2274625 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Lauren Reid (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2274625 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lauren (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — lauren (opens in a new tab)
Consulted editorial entry, not user submissions: Variant or feminine Laurence form.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Laurence (opens in a new tab)
Latin Laurentius associated with laurus, laurel/bay-tree.